The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-03-29
Josh Billings on Birds.
QUAILs.

The quail IL game bird, about one size
bigger than the robbin, and so sudden that
they hum when they fly. They have no
song, but whistle for music the tone il SOL
itary and sad. They are shot on the wing,
and man may be good in srithmatick fust-
rate in parsing, and even be able to preach
acceptably, but il he amt studied quail on
of lightning in the sky as at a quail, on
the go.
Billed quail, properly supported with iel-
leys and a Champagne Charlie, is just the
most difficult thing, in my humble opinion,
tew beat in the whole history ov vittles and
something to drink.
am no gourmand, for ! kan eat bread
and milk five days out of seven, and smack
my lips after I git thru, but if am asked to
eat.biled QUALIFY a friend with judishous &C.
COMPARTMENT, l blush at fust, then bow my
head, then smile sweet acquiescence,-in
other words, l always quail before such a
request.
THE PARTRIDGE.
The partridge IL also game bird Their
game is tow drum on log in the spring ov
the year and keep both eyes open, watching
the sportsman. Partridges are shot on the
wing, and are az. z.easy to miss az ghost IL
1t IL phun enough to see the old bird hide
her young brood when danger il near. This
must be seen it cant be described, and
make emmy body believe it.
The partridge, grouse, and pheasant are
cousins, and either of them straddle grid
iron natural enuff to have been born there
Take couple of young partr,dses and pot
= them dowa, and serve up with kind Of
chorus, and they beat the ham sandwiches
you buy on the Camden and Amboy road
= S73 per cent. l have eat these lamentable
!, New Jersey ham sandwiches, and must say
= that l prefer a couple of Eastwood chips
=, : soaked in mustard water, and stuck togeth
,, ), er with Spalding's glue.
y THE wooDKoK.
. The fust thing yer generally see ov
woodkok iz whizz and the last thing
"a whirr. How SO many ov them are shot OIL
It the wing liz mystery to me, for it IL
quicker job than snatching peunys oph a re-
j. hot stove. have shot at them often, bu
A never remember ov my killing one ov ther
!. yit. ..... ........
h They are one ov the game birds, and mer
ny good judges think they are the most eli
n giant vittles that ware fethers.
THE GosLIN.
The goslin IL the old goose's young chill,
They are yeller all over, and as soft az
>, ball of worsted. Their foot il wove hol
- and they kan swim az easy as drop ov ka
. tor oil on the water. They are born amt
~ ally about the 18th of May, and never WI
known to die naturally. If man shoul
'e tell me he saw goose die anatural death,
Go wouldn't believe him under oath after ths
y not even if he lied about seeing a goose di
- The goose are different in one respect fro
the human family, who are sed tew or,
:. weaker aud wizer, whereas goslin alw
~ grows tuffer and more phoolish.
:" havs seen goose that they sed wus
., years old last June, ann didn't look an he
w older than one that was only H.
w The goslin waddles when he walks, a
u paddles when he swims, but he never di
like duck out of sight in the water,
''- only changes ends.
~ The food of Nv the goslin is rye, coru, o
!" and barley, sweet apples, hasty puddi
NC succotash and billed cabbage cooked potat,
raw meat, wine, jelly and turnips, stale bre
W kold hash, and buckwheat cakes that are
over.
~ They amt so particular as some pee
''1 what they eat, won't get mad and qui
thsy kant have wet toast aud lamb ch
~" every morning for breakfast