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shout. This was taken up by a native half a 
mile away; and the men of the party, shoulder¬ 
ing their guns, moved off in the direction of the 
open country. I looked to my host for an ex¬ 
planation of this new deevlopment. * * * 
“You see those fields over yonder? Well, the 
pigeons have been feeding there all the after¬ 
noon. Every evening they fly home in this 
direction to that piece of jungle behind the 
club. There are hundreds of ’em; and they’re 
accommodating enough to come along in de¬ 
tachments, so that one can get several shots. 
No beaters are necessary, and we don’t have 
to preserve. Just a couple of coolies to sing 
out when they’re coming, so that we can finish 
our pegs in peace! By the way, there’s time 
for another if you’d like to have-. No 
there's not, though! They’ll be here ek dum. 
* *. * You stay where you are; the others 
are lined up in extended order on the left. I'll 
take the right.” 
As he spoke the gorgeous blue, purple, and 
crimson lake of the sunset was partially ob¬ 
scured by a dark cloud which grew larger and 
larger. This was the advance guard. Suddenly 
the mass opened out, and about twenty pigeons 
came flying toward us. * * * Bang! bang!— 
bang! bang! bang!—bang! bang!—went seven 
guns.. I brought down a fine plump one; the 
missionary grassed his bird, and the doctor ac¬ 
counted for a couple. One other also suc¬ 
cumbed; but whether it fell a victim to the 
Opium-Wallah’s straight aim or to the Assist¬ 
ant Magistrate’s marksmanship, to this day re¬ 
mains a mystery. Both sportsmen claimed the 
bird, and the Opium-Sahib swore that, as the 
other claimant had pointed the stock of his 
gun at the flock, there could be no question 
about the ownership. Fortunately, at this junc¬ 
ture the warning cry again was heard. * * * 
Whir-r-r! The sky positively was alive with 
them. * * * Bang! bang! I had accounted 
for two. * * * “Dusra bundhook, Sahib!” 
exclaimed my dusky attendant, hastily thrusting 
a freshly-loaded gun into my hands. * * * 
Bang! bang! I fired both barrels—in rapid suc¬ 
cession-right into the crown of them, and had 
the luck to knock over three birds. * * * 
Bang! bang! bang!—such a fusillade never was 
heard. An average cif six shots apiece from 
all seven of us. within as many minutes. In 
fact, it was all birds and banging. 
I was on the point of thanking the doctor 
for giving me the opportunity of enjoying such 
good sport, when more black spots appeared 
upon the pink and yellow horizon. The strag¬ 
glers sailed along, doubtless expecting a supper 
off the small green figs which form the staple 
dessert menu of the Indian pigeon. But, with 
one exception, their anticipations were nipped 
in the bud. Of the nine birds only two got 
away. The padre and the sessons judge ac¬ 
counted for one each, the doctor claimed a 
couple ;the Opium-Wallah also used his right 
and left barrel to advantage, and the district 
superintendent of police and the assistant magis¬ 
trate, both firing at the same bird, ended its 
career. I got an apparently easy shot at the 
very last “Kubuter” in the flock, and—to my 
undying discomfiture—ignominiously missed it. 
We all know that “qui s’excuse s’accuse.” All 
the same, it is no easy matter to cover your 
bird in the twilight with an ultra-brilliant sun¬ 
set (the color of an addled egg) staring you in 
the face. 
Although the shoot lasted but a quarter of an 
hour, among us we managed to get forty-seven 
birds.—George Cecil, in The Scottish Field. 
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