Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-11-01

| 90 u'"ck IN The morning, and from
oc'ocR I'LL night. Partridses do not ieet
ao""' noon--out retire 10 some secluded
spot, where they are not easily found. and d,
n nc, lie wei Tor The approach of the dog
ne sportsman upon catering the field load,
his gun, having previously ascertained III,
eXac, quantity, and the due proportion al
powder 10 shot, which bes, suits his piece
lie rams both powder and shot, particular,
the latter, Al he uses double barrel gun.
To one, who has praclised enough 70 kill
every other shot, there are few more inter.
estin- moments than when beautiful noin-
| ter makes dead stand. In the lar.uaye o,
the British poet:
Glow b,au,iul he looks. with ou'sr etched tail.
With Ia ~ in..no, able a.d eyes f.s, fixed
One iore-ieg raised aud b,nt-the oihcr firm
Hu'ahc'hs forward. presses ON the g'ound.
The gunner, il he he not 80 hacknied in
The sport, as 10 lac insensible 10 its delights
approach hes with Intense anxiety. His hear /
Deats,his hand lfembles, his e, e. balls culver
IN 'heir sockets he is rot certain whether
he stands upon his head or feet. First love
scarcely yields bliss 10 surpass The rapture
OF that moment. The covey is sprung. he
hires, and Ten 10 one, but in his delirIuus and
aSitated state, he misses every fealbcr..-
but he IS compensated; he has had exuui.
site enjoyment, and hopes for more. but
ms excessive eagerness must be curbcd
.nis nervous agitation must be restrained, II
.he 'yro would ever make Il good shot. Not
mac we could commend or cOvet degree of
irIsidity and non>chalance, and CONSEQUENT
certainty in shooting, which ST. ips the SNORT
OF an IT'S fascination. An old sporting IN lend
toiu us That he had no fancy for these perIect
snots, who go through the operation with
tno GOODNESS and composure OF an automaton.
lie mad seen many enjoy more pleasure in
shooting and missing, than these do in shoot.
ing and killing. 1t was nothing with Them
oui cold>blooded murder. But in hunting.
us IN politics, the mere pleasure of.ae choce
VIII not satisfy; success, TO some extent
must perch upon our banners To console for
past defeats and inspire hopes for future TIL
u'hPhs' 10 this end some degree Ut com.
posture must be COMMUNICATIVE hand INNS,
DC urn and the eye steady, however violent
may be the ibrObblng OF the heart the ex
'ef''r must be icy, though there be volca-
no within. To acquire this composure of
eye ana iimb is TO become a good shot. An
Ehsiish writer discoursing on this subject
thus speaks:
The secret OF shooting may be easily ex
planned, as II Is comprised merely in coolness
ant aeE0erdtion; these however, are not SO
easily attained as the super fetal observer
mig NJ he led 10 suppose. A friend of mine
whp has followed this diversion forty Years
sun continues very indiffer ent shot the
rise OF The covey never fails TO dissira,e his
Previous mental Resolves aud hr has niu,
'een ZINES out OF twenty, the moriificalion
OF seeing them go away untouched: but !,
must be observed that, 10 saw nothing of hi,
hrng too soon, he has contracted "a habit
winch forever must preclude any thing like
certainty in shooting:-no sooner does his
niger touch the trigger, than he shuts both
ms eyes And yet though conscious OF this
preposterons defect, and aware that il bird
'a'i from has gun, il is merely the effect of
accident should he be shooting in company,
and happen 10 fire at the same time as his
companion, he will not fail to claim The mer-
Il OF having killed the bird; indeed TO Judge
rom his conversation over The bottle, stran-
ger would suppose that as Shu he was e.
quail to Sir John Shelley. have. seldom
mel with bad shot who was not extremely
anxious TO be thought olherw Use, and who
would not IN his cups relate with much self.
satisfaction and infinite glee, hundred shoot.
ing exploits, W hch never had existence bur
IN his own prolific brain"
For so much upon subject which does
not aspire TO be oinaiional importance we |
plead as apology the feeling Of the worn
uown veteran, who shoulders his crutch I
ana shows how fields ere won" Not bav.
ing an opportunity 20 take the field in rer.
son, we adopt the best substitute in res,:b--
we take il i'll Imagination.
[Richmond Ihig.