The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-19

Sothern. the actor, devoted part OF
each summers vacation to fishing and
hunting in Canada. F. G.. de Fontaine,
in his biography of the actor, relates
little incident which occurred at Quebec,
when Florence, Geo. Holland and Sothern
were rambling through the town waiting
for the steamer. They had started down
the principal street. Suddenly Florence
commenced to yell, Hi, hi, come here!'
You-man with the birds! Hi, hi, come
herew
Sothern and Holland turned to see
what the buster was all about, and OBJ
served Florence gesticulating to man
on the other side of the street, who was
carrying lot of birds on a string. Soth-
ern said:
:'Florence, what the mischief is the
row?"
Florence replied, 'Sh-h-h-h! Birds, my
boy, birds. Well buy them from this
sportsman and take them Gown 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 be-
fore the trio. He was rather singular
sort of fellow, and withal German.
His face was about as expressive as a
bologna sausage, and though not deaf, it
seemed to take minutes for each inquiry
to reach his understanding. This at first
made Florence think ne couldn't hear.
Billy opened the negotiation by asking:
"Do you want to sell your birds9"
The Teutonle sportsman, after long,
dull look, replied, ''Vot9"
II say" repeated Billy, much louder,
''do you want to sell your birds?"
The same long, dull look from the man,
and then he drawled out "Vell, yes, I
dink sells dem."
''Well, how much for them2''
''Vot2" with same stoidity as before.
81 say how much for them?' howled
Florence.
'You buy dem?"
:'Of course I'll buy them; how much
do you want for them2''
:; "You buy dem ala"
, eyes, yes, I'll buy them all. Come
now, let's finish the bargain"
"Vot2" with the same stupid look.
30, Lerd!" said Billy, now getting red
in the face. "What stupid fellow Look
! ! here how much for the birds2"
= The vender of game for the first time
seemed to understand, for he commenced
! very slowly, and in the most exasperat
. ing way, to deliberately count his misera
! BILE bunch. Florence was getting impa
= tient, and just going to bawl out again
! when the man locked up at him as be
- fore, and slowly remarked:
- well, sells dem for two dollars"
! Gail right" said Billy. "Now, wher'
~ did you shoot them?"
y "Vot?"
+ "Vere shood 'em2''
Eyes, where?"
II shood dem out nit der woods
Would you dink I shood birds in m
front barlor2"
If This rather staggered Billy, and the
" all commenced to laugh at him, for b
1t was now the color of a boiled lobster
g but yelling at the top of his voice, he re
h piled:
"Why, of course; I suppose you she
$ them in the woods, but hov did you shoe
re thcm?"
l. 'Vot?''
il II say, hon did you shoot them?"
he "HoD l shood 'em?"
If Eyes, Aow! Did you shoot them o
1T the sv T5Fgs"
l. "Did you shoot them on the WING
10 bowling in bis ear.
le II shood ;em on der oing2"
r, eyes; on the winq." Here Florene
1t went through pantamime with his arm
TT to describe bird using its wings.
g The sportsman gravely looked at Bill
for moment, and then said:
ly ''Vell, I ain'd particular; some shoot
re on der wing, some I shoods on der hea
Sc and some shoods on der tail. IDS a
le der same so long vot I got EN-" Ar
es then he looked at Billy as though
r. were saying internally, "Vot idea; shoe
ry birds on der wing! Vot WOOL manW .
w Billy bought the birds and left instan
he ly, observing that he felt Sure guning
e. a high art did not flourish in Canada.