The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-12
Presidential Duck Shoot!r ?
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Presidential Duck Shooting
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 Las, week the papers contained dis pa;~.a- .Eos.s N &.shinston ;o he atfe...:ll.s. :ll after election President Arthur !, go.- or duck shooting. and some Of the oo, around hefe tha; are fond of the .se after ,ae duck. and who would be glac
 welcome the president into ;he ranks If spor.slnen. want Us to md ou. what Ni-i or q duck hunter Arthur $. 50 we hereGs 4gire of some of those Washington Baltimore sporting editors. as to Che style as hunter. Is he ore of those te.- lows ;ha; wants 10 stand ou. on q point. with patent leather. boots on. and k.d gloves. and plug hat. and shoo: duo, as they fiy over. while servant loads li, gun. or will he put on a pail of gram leather boots. and pair of pants with ;,e seat patched like map of Mexico. arlt wade in. and founder around. and re trieve hIs own ducks: Wha, kind O. I duck hunter Is he. Will he get into boat and TOW all over creation, and pad dle through the wiid rice. and jump ducks. and knock them down. and hunt for dead ducks Ill he finds them. if ae has to lump overheard and wade through marsh. and will he perspire like ,hresh ing machine hand. or does he have a nl. val escort to propel him. and does he xii ducks rust 70 see them fall and never hunt for the dead ard wounded ones We glory in the Icea that the president as duck shooter. but we don't want to think ne !s one of veur Ia -de-dah fellow that ton'; gc, r7 Y the morning ,iii the ducks have quit living. and comes in l, nigh, before :he e enins fiigh.. and Xii, | couple o. spoon bills and buys a s,rin of red heads or anvass back from pei hunter. Before ~e can vote for Arthal for president. e1 ;;ae gsoand ;fa: he Is | telioN duCk hunter. we wan; % know th | he can disguise himself n slouch | al and horse. hlde coat. tie 4 comforter around h!> re < and paddle boa. out into :.,e .ake. |, 3. "..nd ,ha, will blow .i'e roof otI :. barn. and lay for ducks all da, Tn the ra!g a1d see. and smoke dog les tobacco m 4 oI.a1 wood pipe. and gel sun burned and tanned oy wind. and gel his lips chapped and nose peeled and h. hanGs blisteted oy the oars and le. the forward trigger o; his gun knock the skln of h., .oretinser III i; bleeds. and have the stock of iie gun kick him on ,i1e shoulder until < :, black and blue. and enlo, t. and smile Ike thoroughbred. Ne wan, 70 see him out in boat break ing ice to get where hewants to %. with | paddle. and ge, lame back. ard have cold wave come over the side of the boa, and wet him se that ne will wan, te be run through l clothes wringer. and see him get q can vass back duck down and iust as he $ goii.s Q pick up the duck. have |: dive and get away from k.m. and listen if he swears. Before we take the stump fei Arthur We wan; 60 see him landed on muskrat house. out Tn marsh. and after the boat that took him there has gone away. to have the muskrat house begin 10 sink gradually. until there is nothing bu, his head in sight. and his arms hold ing up damp gun. and see whether he will say h.s prayers or yell for somebody to come after him from the shore. We want 10 see him with couple of cart ridges of snipe shot in. his gun. and flock of wild geese coming over him. and when he tries to get the snipe cartridge out. 10 put in buck-shot. to find that they have go, wet and swelled SO he can't gel them either in or out. and listen to whether he quotes from the revised edition or uses words tha, burn. Before 7he San can be his organ for a reelection we want to see him come in al night. after a days sitting in the bottom of a boat with SIX inches of water IT. i,. and see if he will stand with his back 10 the stove and dr himself like man. or so 10 bed and sleep while hired men holds his pants by ;he fire half inc night. We want to see hin right in the neigh, of the duck season. and he 1T him lie about how many ducks he knocked down tha, he. didn set. and see him sit around the table n his long boots ard corduroy pants. and paralyze pork and beans and corn bread, and look Ike | ha-es: hand. We want to see him clean hi, gun s.: night. and oil t: and look through the barrels. and borrow screw-driser or gun wiper. CT another man oiled rag and return therl. and see him with his beard week old. and his knuokles skinned, and a stone br,.ise on his heel. and a sl, ou, across his nose by sharp blade of grass ard see f he peunk>. or stands II like A man and enloys |; Al the time. And then We want 10 see him when he leaves the camp 70 20 home. and see If he tres 10 sly somebody else's canvass backs and red heads into his string Of game. and leave spoonbllls and '' fish ducks in the place of them. If he gets through all the trials and trbula,ions of duck hunter and comes ou, smiling. and has a good time whether he gets duck or not. and goes home ten pounds heavier and with d heart ligh,e-. and his muscles harder and his eye brighter. then we will be blessed five wouldn't vote for him. If t killed 1s.