Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-11-17

would be forced to measure some Of them II
the top TO the bottom. However, no was not
quite so far gone as to be insensibls to the mat
in hand; and when he locked up at the comic
ing assurance of his leader that they would 90
hnd birds, no happened to catch glimpse Of {
little OK eye whisting his sdieu. ~.
what's tha:!' exclaimed he, with his ey
very wide open. 81. !.
THAT. why bullfncIl, to be sure cried Ru
set. 'Why di,ln't you shoott You must wor
sharp if you expec, to get bullfnches, let me ,e
you.' s,,.,s !.
Il was just putting up my gum liod the brav
Boristhenes deprscaiinely; but it wasn't cooked
and my foot slipped little, and.
:, Never mind said ,Russet, interrupting HIM
with an encouraging smile, and scarcely able to
contain himself as he did SO; you'll do better
next time. But keep your eye on the dog; re-
, member That! a true sportsman always watches
MS dog And, 50 saying, the veteran gunner
turned away TO hide the laugh he could not re-
press, and dashed on over the marshes with moro
I rapidity than ever.
/ Meantime our hero, who had now third duty
70 Pororm,-to wit, watching the dog--couragc-
ousiy resolved to do his BEST even though it prove
his last. lie strobe and jumped from one bog to
another with success that wac really surprisinp.
until suddenly the dog made halt on her own ac-
count. Boristhenes, not being up to trap, mis-
aook mus ior point, and, making bold leap over
n; pUal Sl muddy water prepared to distinguish
have 1t, he watched the dog SO closely that he
rniscaicnlated the length of his leap, and, over
reaching the bog at which he sprang, he landed
upon H. oil sitting, his feet projecting into ,he
thua neyond. This certainly was embarrassing,
ent not as bad as might have been; SO, without
losing MS se'-possession, or taking his eyes from
me so G G@5 hero brought The gun his shoulder,
nose suspicousy, Doristhenes concluded that the
ord must be somewhere in the direction Of the
noses and, in the belief THAT the scattering Of the
shot would make up for any contingent defect in
's ann; me- as he thought, ranged little to the
lett OF the dog, and pulled.
The result was tremendous! Not being used
70 double barrel, our coekney pulled both trig-
gers mt once, and the overloaded piece recoilcd
WIN SUCH ioTce, That, being seated, and having
nothing to brace himself against, he rolled over
and over into three feet OF soft mud and for an in
slant entirely disappeared from the sight of tho
astonished Russell, who was not aware of his in
tenion to shoot. -,
peared! Our hero had allowed a little in his aim
Tor the birds being out of sight, but unfortunate
~ he allowed IL oil the wrong side; and wthou.
knowing it-for he shut both eyes when he pulled
had covered the dog instead Of the bulfnch at
less than twenty yards
NOW, terrier is a tough animal but two
charges, and especially such charges of number
thrce shot, poured into her at such proximity,
were not 10 he endured for moment. The poor
dogs torn all to pieces, had like her unlucky de-
stroycr, rolled into the mud, and sunk under it,
My eyes!' exclaimed pomp, grinning loud.
want that shot! Great gun, too lie bring
down game with both end haw ! haw haw'!'
What IN thunder shouted Russet startled at
the noise, and alarmed at the disappearance Of
every thing but the negro. 'Here Ponto! Ponto,
Sportsman! Mister Stranger !--IIalloo, you GUS
sed nigger! what are you grinning at! Where's
your master! and where's the dog gone to1'.
There's master,' replied Pomp, pointing at a
NAT ana arm that were just emerging from the
mou, and TO tie assistance OF which he now has
tened; hui the deg by golly rspicion, Mister,
that she has gone 10 the VERY debility
Then by lingo! your master will have TO nay
Tor her-thal's all y cried Russet, who now ran TO
our hero's assistance.
J. Borislhenes Crookshanks, esquire, was truly
IN a SAD plight Smeared, soaked, saturated In
every Unread Of has garments and every pore Of
his BODY with vile, Shiny, salt mud
lie was not long in finding the use Of his
tongue" lhat Its first functions were confined to
! desperate eXpectoraon. That being done, the
road Tor his voice being exactly cleared, bu,
| opened, out came volley, storm of curses
not so loud as the double barrel, not so deadly as
The number three-bu. oh; how much more pro.
iohged: 1t was in comparison TO that one deafen-
ing peal-a perfect feu de jOie Of small arms.--
fl and d.! D the gun TO Ii.
| ana d-the rascal that sold it to me! fl
don't sue that d Cooper! the d-inf-hf
- son OF. o. -
But what printed words can do Justice to tile
moving raging, astounding, overpowering and
unstudled eioquence of the despatched besmear-
co, pedanbed, bemired, bewildered, beblubbered,
bedabbled bedashed, bedrenched beducked. be.
ionlcd, begrl:ned, benumbed Boris,henes1
me unfortunate youth was conveyed to tho
domlch OF our friend Russet with all speed and
there underwent such abiuion as circumstances
permitted. lie paid for the dog whatever her
owner chess to demand, conditioned thai Ire
would keep as close about the day transactions
as The oyster he had cited. Then after delaying
ms return until he could drive home i'm she dark
he he hade adeu 10 Jersey fats and Jersey bull
AS Tor i',s secret. since he paid for it, il should
nave neen kept. But some few DAYS after when
= ON askfd h'm The price Of terrier pups, he was
forced 70 belle"e that Russet had broken his faith
Z. S. 6.
= ----------. 800,
:. WOMAN rs. "LADy."-We have several tines
n conversation, been corrected by the fastidious
~ refined for using the word Woman, instead Of
"oay; Nv ofnan," say i.,ey, sis a coarse common
word. It's no such thing. 1t is the best word
in the English language. Suppose Scott, il. his
hoo'e Tribute to the sex, for their devoted tender
ness TO us when under affection, had written
infI;e in n-rb c,,r a