New-York tribune., 1884-02-03

forner situation on snpe and woodcook Is not al
that Is rcouisite have two dogs-one has peen
| the companion Of my travels by sea and iahd-aho
| have no hesitation in saying that they are oo'n
sons Of other dogs, and that l could be per-
shaded to part with either or both of them
for a prce-if not without pang.
Moscow has wonderful nose, and is as full OF
"go' as lately landed cmigrsnt but unfortunately
he is not conscious of the fac-does not admit II as
fact perhaps-it is mis- mission on earth and in the
field to hunt for me- and not for himself lie must
go to every bird in field, nose up, action fine win
the speed of lamplighter but if you are not close
at his heels. after point which in point Oh iact Is
little more than comma, altogetner enolV ~ .
semi-oooD, hc plunges forward in desperate ehoa.
to catch that brdsomething whic he mas Oths yG.
succeeded in doing. AS the bird sails away IN AZ az
and finally yanishes behind pine tdeeif stuSyime
tho law which governs the flight Of
pToectiles and then comes in waggng his tan d anq
looking pleased as though heexpGema nrovi9ed for
the purpose. Then at the word he pies 9", az % the
all discouraged embarrassed anu u"vI
same thing over again. Fan on my COZ eodd'thaS thaSSn
never dushes bird, but then she does not iind them
,v;tb that ranid:ty which one would wish, consider
ing the breyity Of human ife ana the "a y, N
the open season If field trial were TO come on IA
n pinf-pof and there was a bird i'll it, fd enter her
with confidence While Moscow's main fa,lt-ln
Fan errs in The contrary direction. She would
be we'll content to trOt along with the horses
in the beaten road where there was nothing I IoI
her to do and chance for her beng rep1nianueu
for doing it. If you insist OF her gong ont, sne
has away Of frightening herself on POM anu IN
ducing on to dismount OF descend, Wheh , you
hasten up with both barrels cooked ana every
muscle braced she tIOts cOmpacently on anu VIII
hunt very contentedly so long as you hInt WIN IN
her But fond Of company she doeSa 1S aGerg 70 t6e
road. Between dog that can't fnd plrds ana n one
that won't stand them IT IS hard to choose, run
to tell don't know which is the WofsS, sS u"m
l.,nx ila1 fn y'lpl1 NJ
maker, from which OF the twain sh0uid part %r1 n
thcmOre exquisite pleasure On the whole think d
let any one didn't love nave ran rp IN S on
he'd go round lecturing. am persuadcd that ne
considers this thing of finding BIRDS and putting ting
them up just before get TO HIM ns ane1ceeht
Ii may cease 10 ho funny before the entre lcather
crop of the country is quite exhausted, out az pres
ent he enjoys II. ...
who are not here to speak for themselves. let me
frankly confess that if not the best dogs III the
world they are by no means the worst. Either one
of them would be able to take first prZe at Bcnch
Show And when MOscOws yaultinR ainDltlOn De-
comes so tanned down that he VIII no longer over
reach his master or oyereap his birds. look to see
! him winning great renown in field trials. And,
Excellent on woodchuck, marvellous on quail
Fen point moral aud ad0In tail'
AIR AND FOOD.
But really did not square myself in my char TO
write about dogs Fairly bursting with statistics
solid facts were in my mind at starting out. Not in
stoves in stores) and talked with Kiah Williams and
other veterans of majors rank in the Old Guard Ii
was my intention totouch gently on the problem
and to slip in a few words, seasonably, on social
| topics OF this, however, hereafter. Twill keep
| But you must make room for q respectful tribute
| 10 this wonderful climate, TO which take on my
| hat-and to which on sOme December days felt
like paying the further tribute of an additional dis
| robing. For pulmonary complantS-ah COM
plants, in fact. which call for an air both
mild and dry should say that its stands
pre-oininent. If there be for lacerated lungs any
healing virtue in pine smells. this is surely the san
| itarinm for those so afflicted. wish had as many
dollars as there pine smell around. And IN anu
| through the forests which furnish these balsamc
| odoTs the drives and rIdes-even the waikS-are
most pleasant BY the way, Dr MeSa,Ie' oI yUnr Un
pose he calls IT cone section, but IL Is not sup
| posed he intends erecting sanatarlum. More Ike
cyt tb;ng II nS from potfng" them let me explain.
One thing Thomasville offers to both invalids and
robust sportsmen. at least as far as my experience
goes and this is good fare. The Mitchell House,
| long the boast and pride of the town. was burned
| last summer, but the proprietress. Mrs; Bower,
leased two smaller houses the Suif ana e the MGst
| the town is building. came South WIN lear ana
trembling. .Gruesome enough were the stories tod
| us of tho tables we were to encounter IN DiAlcs
| Land But at the West End wo found the most
| delicious cooking that evor hotel had The cook
belonged to Mrs. Bower before the war TO the
credit of both be il said that she has stuck to hor
| her sInce) aud her brOied chickens and
| cunningly prepared potatoes are things TO dream
of-and not unpeasantly. There was q homeness
| about tho tablo and the house which / hope the
new hotel-to be kept by this Same lady-will also
| have. You will guess then, that it wasnot without
some apprehonsve shiveTs that we left our Bower at
| the West End for greater retirement this is
| what people always cay when they change quar-
| ters for economical reasonsl But it seems as
though We had carried the hotel table with us for
we find very little difference. Inever lived" T.
| ter anywhere, nor met with more kindly
| treatment. Yet oil my life long have
| snuffed the boarding house afar OIL
| aud | have turned tail and fled, as from battle
IL is pleasant occasionally to find ones self agreeaby
| disappointed Let me explain that I'm not talk ing
for CUSTOM for both the hotels full and Pm full
| and we all send people elsewhere, constantly.
| Still, from anything have said about Thomas
Vile good friend do not picture to yourself terres-
| tri0l paradise where sin is not and sorrow does
not COME" or good friend, you will be most woefully
disappointed. 1t is rare that we can have one de-
| srnbie thing in this world without giving up some
| other thing which Is also desirable II IhOmasville
| were NV private town there arc some thngsI should
| take out aud others which | should put in
| And apropos of all tins | shall somc day talk to
| Kiah Williams in friendly yet moving way. But
until then shall enjoy the luxury of living out OF
doors good deal in open winter take deep draughts
of the delicious air. strcnuously endeayOr to train
| M Moscow in the way he should go, and occasion
afly to ast0uish quail by stopping him as he goes
shutting in and ont among the straight warp which
| these tall pines furnish. JoHN PAUL.