The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-01-30
Shooting on the Wing.

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Sothern, the actor, devoted II part Of
each Summers vacation to fishing and
hunting in Canada. +. G. de Fontaine
in his inimtablc biography Of the actor,
relates little incident which occnred st
Quebec, uhen Florence Goo. Holland
and Sothern were rambling through the
town waiting for the steamer. They
hal started down the principal street.
! Suddenly Florence commenced to veil:
Hi, hi, there Nou man With the
birds HI, hi come here -
Soth~w and Holland turned ~ SOC
wha, the buster was Ill about. and OBJ
served Florence gosticulating to Il man
on the other side of the street " no was
carrying lot of birds on q string.
Sothcg'n said
"Florencc what the mischief is the
rowW
Florence replied: "Sh-h-hh! Birds.
my boy, birds Ven buy them from
this sportsman and take them down with
US; it will be pleasant change of diet
broiled birds on toast, YOU know
BY this timo the sportsman had
crossed the street and was standing be-
fore the trio. He was rather a singular
| sort of Il fellow. and witkal It German.
His face was about as expressive us Il bo-
logna sausage, and though not deaf, it
seemed to take minutes For each inquiry
10 reach his understanding This at first
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hear Billy opened the negotiations by
asking:
$40 YOU want to sell your hirds}"
| The Tcutonic sportsman, after long,
dull look. replied: "Not"
81 say" repeated Billy. much louder,
do YOU want To sell your birds ?
The same long, dull look from I'll"
man, and then he drawled out:
well, YES, drinks ! sells DEM
"Well, how much for them"
"Notr with the same stolidity as be-
fore.
Il say, how much for them" howlel
| Florence.
You bay dem''
'Of course ri buy them; how mach
do YOU want for them
you buy dem all. "
"Ies, YES, I'll hwy them all. Come,
now. let's finish the bargain
"Not (" with the same stupid look.
"Oh, Lord - said Billy, now getting
red in tn. face. "Mhat stupid fellow
Look here how much for the birds r
The venlcr of gaine for the hrs; time
seemed to understand, for he commenced
very slowly and IN ,hc most cNasper.,ing
way. Ia deliberately count ont his mis-
cradle bunch. Florence was getting i'm
patient. and lust going to hawl out again,
when the man looked at him as before.
and exclaimed:
well, sells dem Tor two dollar
"All right said Billy. "No~, where
did YOU shoot themi'
VOTE
81 say, where did you shoot them +
We're ] ahood EN-!
"YeA whsse G.
~ sAeod dem out nit ter woods
Would yea dink Il shoot birds in my
front haRlosv'
This rather staggered Billy. and they
all comnsnoed to laugh at him. for he
was now the color Of boiled lobster,
but yelling at the '.op Of his voice, he
replied:
why, of course; i suppose YOU shot
them in the woods, but how did yoi,
! shoot them =
"Notr
81 say, how did yen. shoe, them -
GLOW | shood em :
"Yes, howl Did yeu shoot them On
the wingf'
"Votp
Ibid you shoot them on the wing p
hewling III his ear.
II shoot EN- on der wing L
Yes, on the wing Here Florence
went through pantonime with his arms
to describe Il bird using its wings.
THE sportsman gravely looked at
Billy for a moment. and then replied
"vell, ain'd particular; some |
shoods on der wing. some ] shoods on
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