The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-11-21
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THE II; SHESAPEtAKfE A PEAS rDI1U DUcK UgK IDo IDoGS orGS

itifesil,eakh, ,dutk-dnqs antlihey certainl,
lIshqged that i retrieving ducks iwas thrii
yocatoil~ They, went ont sIralghsl through
some Thirty, birds in aud arAund The de-
lcoys, t,iwnFd the two ba,dpates, whicl
Ionly siigfiIs siiasbted. were swimming
rapidiygAmay \ Earh dog selected his bird
and west forit steadily. i.iiA j The ,log drew
lnear,-dtyn swellt 1.-THE duck The dog
stoppsd aia6,ssssit we're, ,isipod epini lie
water turning slowly round ina circle
looking for the duck TO re-appear. The
linoflentit came up lie wen: for Il tagaiii.
This time ne got ,ieaYera The same thing
was aepeated, the dog each time waited
patiently lorllse duckls rsapi,earailce, and
eascll, :;In,e getting 8nearerto II. FINALLY,
witt, a sudden dash and a partial dive,
tSici dog seized her duck, and turning,
swai, 10 slitfs with fl j''fiiey would lot
tfoni,le themselves witliNhe ducks that
.Jpe could secure. l,nt selected these that re.
lplired tAeir particular attentions, swim
ining after eacll not less than a quarter Of
mile. Wien a shot is fired and duck
falls. il dog trained ~ ,ilrse were will, III.
less Forbidden leave tie blind inimediattiy
an,lsccure lie Bird ri no duck falls he
lies down again. invariably using his own,
Judgment a. TO the result Of the shot. He
will never stir without vxlress orders i: he
thinks the shot has been intellectual The
breen is peculiar to these waters. II is a
sbort-hairel water-spaniel, drawn from
imported Stock, and peculiarly adapted To
the cold water and l'as beci. cultivated f"r
YEARS and l. gsesai ~ pTiz.il l,y the sports
men ~ MarylnnJ.gsW ta-aara szt ID Bin
Then Joe commenced telling the ducks.
He threw chip into, the water, and let his
dag go. The spaniel skipped eagerly II,
with thibounded ninifestationsof delight.
lthnughtit it for aniolnenl great piece Of
or Joe's part. But IN went
smother chip just at the shallow edge, and
tile spaniel entered into tie fun with tile
greairsl zyst imaginable. Joe kept on
throwing his chips, list 10 the right and
then 10 Tie LEFT, and the more lie threw
ylie more gayly lie dog played. For
twenty minutes I watched This mysterious
aud seemingly rurpuseIe=s performance,
but presently, hooking toward the ducks
noticed that a fewcoots had left the main
body aud hsd headed .lowari the dog.
Even al distance, ennld .ee that they
were attracted by his actions. They were
-oon followed by D .her coots. and. after
minute or two, few large ducks calre out
frpn, lle bed aud joined them. Others
and tlieii there were sue
;essive defeclions Of rapidly Increasing
nnmbeFs. sstseral ducks slood up Ia the
water In. the aid Of their wings, sustained
4 moment, and. sitting down,
,wam rappidiy around ID Involved els.
:ies. hpiraying the greatest excitement.
And stiIsthe ,log piay cd. .iiid played. and
.amboled IN graceful fashion amer .Joe's
.hipx .syithistines theslucks werenot
,ye. two hundred yards away. aud, taking
,eart Of their hunters. were Approaching
apid'y, showing in all liIeir ACTIONS the
iyeliest curiosity. IL Was an astonishing
I'D nE,st Interesting spectacle 10 see them
iarshaling about. 10 ses long lines stand
u out ~ tic water, u note their fatuous
aud Tie fidelity with which |
no dog kept 70 hisydcceitfuI anlhs never
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'layed' me mar. srra,ic GREW ths action.
4 fhe ducks. ,rhev ,lenIov.l from, r,,,L,
, left re,ro,,s,l anI adv.,,c.a ,sl,Irls,I 49,
nanle. M ,ros...I ~, ,..,.,,....., =,
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s,r,a,.,e,. $500, ", 49,. .,..... Nv,
,s 80, ,'.'H - ,s,s' a'u
a"'',ss - ,,S', s''e '''h otasaae'a'.e''hE
!, ~ pae"'s ,.'ous" :" t'e .'""s :" see
"ls = was az a""u'' f'y ''HS u'ae ''le ,
! e",ess sh'','s'e,s We're I''ot . at'a'ldreu
Mus "il' ahu rs 1Jne Threw tile chips To
le iishl or left aud The dug wheeled
Ger them. - awo,ild HE ducks i'm
isdiately wheel fran side ioside. On
&y came until same wesc about thirty