Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-17
The Hunter and the Ducks.

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IL was cool autumn morning Inc a'r
was crisp ana eAhiiarating; ing morning
lsUt was breaking through u'il clouus, w.
lahd ana sea- Joe leu the way over sHs
snort WEI grass anu rocAs anu 'euses VI
rough mn pack Oh the cove ~ laS' ne
pulled Ihe eager augustus ny 'he jacket
anu Saiu
DC by now ohiioi'i aIVuilu O',Vi' iVVN9
yonuei' iuo'e pe"o" otto' 'luo' a'u
n n SieSiu "n.ei iu'''ll 49, ~
piack uuchs eau BeI "Io"g as SUM N'uus
can WIN SAN water aiouV ,'"'y 9"u1 ""'V
10 60 10 fresh water 70 ui'uN' anu We re "p'
ma en- AROUND neech prooN nere, lole
Iolks are StiIrlh' was On uu's oe",n
iatner shot the twenty-five I" one 'ho'' ne
tolu Xe ABOUT last hlghV' a..
was tha' true sw'E' JUG "'Aeu
Augustus growing sNc'1u'
true as guns, san zoe see tlle1
al gather IN huuuie ny Tue ugooh' anu
you We only got 10 gu III range Oh en- anu
let ny Jest at Ihe 'lBh' ni''iuVe sometimes
thereh be mock OF huhaieu, llAe as any
way, ana ye can mss EN- an II we uy'
shoulu 'hlilh not saiu .nr' augustus
taxing long n9iseless strlues III MS huntiuS
oo0ts, ana holulnS MS gun III tHe aPPio,vu
iashion' Only SNOW me such cHauce
wait here III Vhe no'Iow' sal" ~
lou crawi over t'le rochs' ana l9ok tlg'!
down the peach Delore ye, andy siXty
there hoch hSn',n nov } oee c'l
bless my neart saiu augustus III no
NIUE trepluatloh'
lie TOOK the route Joe pointed OUT ana
soon disappeared oehlhd une leuges' lheh
ali was silent LOT seFsrai lNlhuteS when Joe
waited to hear the double report OIL the DE-
strIgtlNa
ened mock OF ducKs--or such as We're lelt oil
then after MI augustus shots-ny up again
Augustus, IN the meantime, crept along be-
hind plle oil rocks Joe had described 10
HIM, and, looking through an opening, saw
wonderful slght' before nun spread the
broad smooth oeach' washed oy the SUR
lhere must nave oeeh a hieh VIVA OH the
coast during the night l9r the sea was
fough' ana long heaVy breakers cam" cur
ing ana pluhgihg maghlhcenuy along the
shore, Inc morning CLOUDS were reddehihg
over ihe agltated ocean, whieh iaihtly re-
hected thelr tinS.
but the sisht when most interested Mr.
augustus was the game that awaited MN,
Inc orook Which cuV OUT airesh its chanilel
across the oeach as often as the tide' wnich
hiieu IL with sahu twice IN the twehty-iouf
hours, receded--the llttie brook, from the
rocks 10 the surl' O' was no" nan tiIe' was
awe win ducks ana more were aiight,ng'
MI augustus silently Dressed ms heart
TWO or three tlmesIahd wen ne might Tor
II was beating win very uhsportslhahiitke
rapidlty at that eNcitihg moment ms
hands SHOOK so that IL was wei tnat Joe II
ne was 10 retain ms hlSll respect lor nun ,ts
a gunner ana not see them; IN TACT Mr.
Augustus VINO iahcleu hlinsSH sportsman
because ne had oeeh sometimes successful IN
hrlng NJ marx Iouhd this very uiIerenu
BUSINESS ne haruly knew whether me 'ook
ann or not lhat one oarrei went OH pre-
maturely III tne ar, Is quite certain AL tne
rePort-the hSe oil "hlch ducks on tha'
coast had MADE acquaintance WIN before
ana knew that II meant miSehlei-the entire
mock OIL hundred OF more new up at once
WIN as9udeh noise oil wings "nich couiu DC
hesrd ABOVE tns roaring OF the breakers
men tle otner oarrei went on men young
zoe came running up IN hiSh gee 10 oner
ms e0hgratulations ana 10 help PICK up the
aeau oirus' ne looked expecting 10 see inc
Dea0h strewh WIN mem
lnere WASH olfu upon the peach' ueau
or allve
III utter ahaIen'eh T., zoe turned anu 'ooke1
AZ ar: Augustus' lna. Seh'leiIi,l s.oou
WIN ms P0rtiy FORM erect MS mead thrown
pack, ana ms mouth ana eyes open, staring
at the SKY; INTO which MS me coVeyoi ducks
were rapidly VANISHING, r.
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