Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-15
Shine ShOOting.

Snipe Shooting.
MEMPHIS, April 6, 1879. - Field
Editor Turf, Field and Farm: Dear
old Uncle George" NJ. and | have
just returned from a brief snipe-shoot
at Carlisle, Prairie county, Ark, that
was so perfectly successful and de-
lightful that | must divide its pleas
ures among congenial spirits. Leaving
here at $40 on Thursday pm, we
arrived at Carlisle, in the heart of
Grand Prairie, at midnight, and our
pure-heartcd German host. who has
but a cottage, put us to bed On one
side of the room, while himself and
wife slept on the opposite side, know
ing in his own heart, and not from
books, unto the pure all things are
pure" AT Z am. Friday we had
broken fast with Wilhelm and his
pretty little frow, and were in the
E" slashes," slashing away at the dart
ing ~zigzagers with hearty zest, and by
s am. my count into the wallope was
twenty-four snipe for that hour, while
CHEEKY Uncle George" was pumping
away over Katie with an ardor and
deadliness that PANIED out seventy
three snipe at dusk, all daintily
retrieved. Fortune was even more
kind to Guido" and at 3 pm. my
count footed IS, and at night p. had
bagged III snipe and two teal. Again.
at am, we tackled the scolopax, and
at TO- the last shot in the locker was
fired, 50 more snipe being bagged
total count, 250 birds to two guns in a
day and a third. Sandwiched in Is
pounds of ice, fifteen dozen were pre-
scnted to friends, almost or quite
frozen balance used at our homes.
A crisp, cold snap had anchored or
banked the long bills at our marshes
frost-bound, and wisps and single
feeders were so abundant that dogs
we're useful as retrievers far more
than to point. 1t was thrilling to see
Mr.. Hughes Erin make long, arrow
like stands when the game would lie.
the new game to him being pointed
staunchly as quail, and at very first
opportunity, and capitally retrieved
too. Alta double shot Countess came
%whizzing in with a f%lutterer, and, hay
ing delivered it in hand, she raced and
whipped around for the other eagerly.
Catching scent, she pointed dead.
dashed in to order " fetch" and dived
her nose in wator and grass, but 10
bird. Rapidly oIrollng and questing.
she again and again pointed there, and
looked as thoroughly confused as ]
was amused; when she looked up des.
Rairingly, then rearing up, she pulled
the bird of Wilson from a bush over
head, and merrily whisked in. That
there was a gleeful smile in her eye
and face | know, and we enjoyed the
denouement like two persons, But
on my maulilg q snlpe Into doll.Fags,
and hastily wheeling 10 catch another
which | didn't-she got the laugh
on me, for, falling to find it. | was
climbing a high fence with a Aat tops
rail, Whel my OYeF-gTasp Olqtched
something warm and soft, which made
me shudder and tumble, though it
proved to be only my torn snipe, stuck
fast in falling. Our boys may save
time by now learning to always hunt
we beg pardon of the English, aud
do not mean with h9sgd3A 5liAe down
wind, quail w Wind, and the former
with no ranging dogs early in the morn;
but in this latitude the snipe seem
after 10 or II o'clock to be full and
lazy, and to be nearly but not quite so
well az Bob Whites, the reG, gatee aud
gentleman bird 9f the South.
BAR pa%renthese, great comfort was
found in using a high, cable-sewed
pair Of hunting shoes, tongues sewed
into the top, and putting 2 rHtbe,
hand 4F8sad Ehe seerl4p OF paats at
shoe top, forcing water TO 60 oyer in
stead Of under the leg Of the panta-
looms. This answers every purpose Of
a boot, without ankle wrinkles and
Juggling to get on next m6rEipS
would eespaQtfully an That genial
sniper Of the Jerseys, Mr.. j. Won L.,
what could the dozen or more long
bills have been at that VIC found on a
hard, burned area, hardly possible II
hgrr ,Fggqa them. EheFs again tWC
hours latet cOnaoftilg With some
bpllhcad plovcr. But tho gallant
NATIVES haze been changed, waved IN
70 heel and two draughts Of ice.cold
lager washed down the dust and re.
freshed the soul a shave and shampoo
before the cars whirl us along over
acres Of prairie yiolets and nosieg, tbe
gcggQn IA Rpunl W. bus WITH slpcerc
JOY We recOlloct many glorious bursts
Of shootingn GUIDO.