The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-27
Pigeons.

There 81 this difference between the pigeon
snd So human analogue, that, whereas the former
q slain outright. the latter is often subjected 70
tho prolonged agony Of being pfucked feather by
ttsry. be! decidedly likes It, which is wonderful
nroof OF his simplicity, and the difference In peo-
pIe,a tastes. ;But IN order to pluck human
pieeoa st leisure, you must first catch him. May
beginsfo resort 70 the Opera and the park, and In
thepmlisus Of either fine specimen may be flush
Cd. "A clever sportsman will get the earliest pos
sible information about his movements. Much
depends ON forestaihng her competitors. Ayouth-
III pigeon. Just smerging nom bis minority, Or Or
captured There are two principal contrivances
for catching human pigeons. The first is the
matrimonial snare. This is worked by the dowa-
ger, IN concert With her daughter, somewhat
horseif = d. BY chance, in the pigeons way: The
briliiancz of hsr charma naturally attracts
him. snan-talk ensues, in which an
tsxkAogdinary similarity between her tastes
pigeon, srspectihg nothing, is delighted to find
10 oongenisl so1). Is he musical2 she adores
the divine art "A gourmand2 ahe owns TO the
posoesnion Of 0 cookery-book. htuahstcf u was
but the other day that she was Of 81. A6sn,s: M rs
the Derby. Even Il bis pet Pastime, like the EN-
paror Dornifan,s, were killing fies, abe would pro-
feos her re6dinoea to join him in it. Or she tries
another dodge, and, putting on the airs Of pretty
monitress ssb him with tender interest to confde
I'm her. The great point Ia newer to lose sight OF
him: 70 follow him to balls, concerts or races, TO
clsaye 10 him Ike his shadow. Then, when he ID
nirN caught in the toils Of her encircling sympsc
tby, the eder and more experienced ally appears
on the scena. Her task In to cut of his retreat
The second contrivance to which he is aptto fall
victim u the inhtuaton trap. This is much
more elaborate machine, and is worked by one Of
those semi-attanhed couples who might SIT to
Knr of1tf M
Iode. fhe husband's part is very simple. II is
70 be n iitie in the way as possible, and to afford
his snprighther half e7ery lcility for pursuing her
Htae game The chief business M deyolves S on tae
~ IN loys With her, and to keep him 30, without
oyerstepping the bounds Of conventional proprie-
ty. happily this can be managed nowadays with
out either elopement or scandal. Among the I'M
hsnd possible TO enlarge the limits Of wedlock 80
81 TO fnende third person. A lifelong tete-a-
tese, which yas the old conception OF marriage, s
quite obsolete. 1t has given way TO the trl-
angular tneosy, Ey Tnsn new lew an s.e;nt, n cas
into the holy estate; Ma11mony, az resonsns@uted @
by tshionahle schohsta, comprises husband, wlte,
and TO relieve the ted19m H OF tne SITUATION, gooo-
looking appendage Oh the maze seq, VINO ls an
agfeesDiSs S Escb ~ e contrbntss % 'ao to the Ssr-
mony o. tne ag ~ a nasnsna, DaIn az
ground; tne wMe, tne cnsIms VI net plesenSe, sae
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peneets ~ tne a. .Ss ,a.s1s.
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mason ls caIetSt HI aes nes .aI 4n u;tt
specimen ol the Plgs19n sPecaes-S pigeon WIZ
2 tong pwse sna httie orans: Oncs reduced
tots ststc O. mn.uanon, ~! a amoss anYtnmG ~ may may
be done; with hina. .Ine m1a5y OF Ptuck-
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s mg @e 70 %ha ONO tS;n sn % spInssH,1 sp ass,1
upon 70 any extent. ine ene M t9nS ne can 90 Tea1y
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prieey mas Nerea N tn,s Pas9o9iai. IN ola-
fashi9neo nGVsis, tne ssSleotyPeo rooge Oh COM,
promising ladys reputanon Is 70 force present
or loan Of money on ner. Nowadays Loveaces
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