The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-02-15

Sotherp, the actor is said to have de-
voted part OF each Summers vacation
to fishing and hunting in Canada, f.
G.. de Eontaine. in his inimitable biog'
raphv of the actor, relates little incl
dent which occurred Mt Quebec, when
Florence, George Holland and Sothern
were rambling through the town wait,
ing for the steamer. They had started
down the principal street.
Suddenly Florence commenced 10
yell. Hi, hi, there You-man with
the birds! Hi, hi, come here
Sothern and Holland turned to sec
what the uluster was all about, and OBJ
served Florence gesticulating to a man
on the other side of the street who was
carrying lot of birds on IA string.
Sothern said:
Florence, what the mischief is tn
row q
Florence replied: 'Sh-h-h-h Birds,
nv bow. birds. Well 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 time the sportsman" had
crossed the street. and was standing
before the trio. He was rather n sing
ular sort of n fellow, and withal a
German. His face about as expressive
a, Bologna sausage, and though not
deaf, it seemed to take minutes for
each inquiry to reach his understand
ing. This at first made Florence think
he couldn't hear. Billy opend the ne
gotiations by asking:
DO you want to sell your birds ?
The Teutonic sportsman, after long.
dull look, replied, 'Vot 2
Il say, repeated Billy, much louder,
do you want TO sell your birds ?
The same long, dnll look from the
man, and then he drawled out, Veil,
YES, dink sells dem.
well, how much for them !?
'Vot p with the same stolidity as be-
fore.
L say how much for them 2 howled
Florence.
You buy dem.
OF course I'll buy them how much
do you want for them 2
You buy dem all ?
Yes, yes, I'll buy them all. Come,
now, let's finish the bargain.
'Vot 2 with the same stolid look.
Oh, Lord = said Billy, now getting
red in the face. What stupid fellow!
Look here how much for the birds p
The vender of game for the first time
seemed to understand, for he COM
menced very slowly and in the most ex
asperating way, to deliberately count
his miserable bunch. Florence was
getting impatient, and just going to
bawl out again, when the man looked
at him as before, and slowly remarked:
Veil, [ sells dem for two dollar.
All right, said Billy. Now, where
did you shoot them 2
We're [ shood 'em 2
Yes, where 2
L shood dem nit der woods out.
Would yon dinf shood birds in my
front barlor?'
This rather staggered Billy, and they
all commenced to laugh at him, for he
was now the color of a boiled lobster
but, yelling At the top of his voice, he
replied:
why, of course l suppose you shot
hem in the woods; bnt how did you
shoot them 2
'Vot?'
4 say, how did You shoot them .
How | shood 'em p
Yes, how? Did you shoot them on
ihe wing .
'Vot?'
Did You shoot them on the wing p
bowling in his ear.
4 shood em on der ving?'
yes, on the wing?' Here Florence
went through a pantomime with his
lrms to describe bird using its wings.
The sportsman grayoly looked at
Billy for Il moment, and then replied
Well, / ain'd bardibular some /
shoods on der wing, some | shoods on
Ter head, and some [ shOods on der tail. |
IDS all der same so long vot got EN-.
And then he looked at Billy as though
he was saying internally, 'Vot idea
ihood birds on der wing Vot WOOL
nan
Billy bought the birds and left in
SANITY, observing that he felt sure gun
ling as a high art did not flourish in
canada.