Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-06-23
SHOOTING DUCKS.
AsEPoRroRAL EXPERIENCE on Tre
LAKE Marshes
Al rari, nrs.k fat aud = Cold, Gray >Ay
m Preparatory ouini-rhs raa
waKes Iast and Issit-
tag-Ths tame.
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~sl s4nipyel sith an The impiemcnts Ter
10 snort q iuck -hunting. hrieiy enansf-
Aisi NJ articirs a uis costume wsrui one
douhls-tarrsi brcsch-loNiing .ho,gun AMI
oartrtis.,s. olI tanncd h0rssllie but reach
lng D. M h.Is. to- rA.rs q vcalsn sceks.
hcavy uuicrCi'tlias to outside tAnnei
shirt. oo-igruy sali ani hat. outer shoot.
"a JACKET q ctnvas. Gag rlhocr cat; and
thick. oii tanncd dogskin gloves Arrived
a. S.uth Chloago q livery sagon iaDdsd
hiua N M ,hnrs - G~orgs lsks, 60 q ths
CAluu.ei system q lakcs an last over
ths ini .ana siats lima A knock 40 ~ DOR
4 solitary louze. stAniing Deaf The
~atss clgu. All deCorais-i 9Th huge
buuChrs q DUCKS So Ansserci ty cry n
-toue An. anl Charls ~ niog musil.
Aruuni $50 tAblo AT a doasn ~ ~ han
tsrs rNgsiiy making asay vita sisaming-
Ia slptsr q ham AMI sEgs T.atsioes. hrsad
an tuiisr. ant clfcs Guns sers In every
corusr. AL var.ous Articles ~ alTarel wsrs
dryiag over ruarlng VOL fra h ~
Tsrtsr "a glickiy dolag b. let 81 - No
f4latAlle marssl s-rsis 4aeu fs.issei
-ociAl smoke. ~ loallng u saeils. ths onAl
pr~garai.sns flr ~ riorros. -0l,i nlghi,
and otuvlon in q com.fort.hle buuk
A. EARLY uRrsNAsr.
ass "a usti mor,lng ~ sissTsr wss
awNksnei ~ ~ cry MAKE up. trsakfAsts
ready A hasty toilei Va male, ani soon
- tAbla "a sgAin fuli .i buugry msn sto-
~ a~sy ~ greatest y .isnufy ~ be hrsak'
fat 10 ~ shortsst pssltls TINE Singly
AL IN groug- ~ eater ~ All daunei
TIER teavy oat.r garmcnts. graspei gun
AL sei-cas,. anl tiArt~i O. ~ bat
hogss Ten ths axe shnrs TIE llgaf, ns'-t,f-
tmed hunung ~, vere niiei ~.ih cicaa.
iry Az. ~ dsoay r..ei into ~ stern ant
a rae t.xan o. 90 ulst desirable -blinis'
Oat In ~ lac "a tltier uorthsAst Stni
was hosing a ga. AMI N waves were
r,zrnlng h4gh. making q satchfal eye al .
.trouE arm q n.oss.liy Ths lay as Just
tr,Aklng. al ~ o1ii gray ssy. covered
~ith - -h-nz a. Gods al ~ long
strstch q faan-CsTFs.l save All ds-ola,e
NARA mN.is a dlsu.Ai p.cture iniasi Early
a. IL Nas ~ ducks sere Asake al val
lant A. a. bat crvgt .la~y over ths
iaks r1gs after iaCk 49, AMI c.rcici hcrr
al u.srv
ur uuNTms "HLiNn."
Afr a az and ial.r.oa. ros acro.s tls
stsrmy l.ke tks cher ,isarv al suiooth
~aisr veru foactei. All Ne rcIortsr drrs
ID A. hi. -bllni.r The -bllnir - supys-ei
- ll.nl ~ dgcks o. Ne hunter Trv-snoe.
and - coysr q trlsh anl nav. under
Wash ~ t.at t. draEu r.,n the b1at
"a Lliisn bslind u cover. &c trush ABi
tay alsIs..s.i o. 10 ts,t sivantags. Ant ths
nocs q ~oslen. saly FA.niel iecly dsoks
tproal ln an invitlng grugp In FRAT q ths
a. IL. -
rlacai really D. hani. an ~ hunter cock-
ing hls gln. - Cat Ia BIZ bal Fuady for
~ frag A pur of sulake rl.ss frcm .
blnl lasn tls iAka. "a rerrrt cones
.owiy % against III SIM 10 b. H. art
shot - ~ dsy AMI tbe sport has tsgun A
sharp Al sisaiv gans In ~ dirrct.on q ths
shof shc ~ thrce fging otjsc,s skImmlns
sla,g ~ ~sfs- o.ullng VII lie rapsiity
q tal.st against ~ sind AM hoaliing
s,raishf Cor 80 lerFA Oh they come %
slthin flrty yards unoouscills % danger.
Tlsn thev - ~ trap AMI sserve In
afr ght rising hIgb I'm tts air Too Atsi
Tbs hunter risas ca Qns knee AMI tAks.
gg.cs aims. hre.. an tso 20 tbs tares ducks
fal Via a ~ ash into ths sater
TN AuvL
by ths tine ths taI b. fAiriy opanei ell
Aloug TIE axe. AM q heAvy report. IN ell
ilrrctl 80 sir up 10 da-ks al ksop them
fylng Tie ful vale fat All exciting
Tasrv - nn tins b. row cur sitter ti.s dead
ducks They ~ drifting a before th- wini
AMI ne hunter must 80 them later u 10
can The ducks coms slngiy. in rair,. AMI
no~ ant then .n hck, Sonlstlme, 70 l. two
~fth ous barrvL somsiimss 70 L. c.sAn mis-
With toth tArrvh. AM Do and then lucky
shot a = AK all tring down thrvs %
four fur half an hour r L. bad AM Gre
almost a. fast A. to tr-ech-l loader can D.
mAniT ulaisi Then cofnss q lul A oarsful
look Arouni the tor1ln shows nj blris In
slght TIE reporter sip- 0ui u his hind
ana rans 81 with the wind after H. dead
biri. X ght All eft b. picks them up
thsr white hrrssts ,hos,ng Gear on the
dsrk waisr sni nAklng thsm an easy objsct
10 - Then b. ross tack b his tini ard
vita glAncs q at faction count ~ thir.
ty.ivs victims u the slaughter
PURSUIT % THE WOUNDED.
Ana 20 ii go ~, ssliom ths duck falls
In The ~ater merely wingei. ard d., not
oCms up Tlerv can D. "a about an inch
q bis bal A qaick ,ho, about half foot
tlis die - the little back objst and the
dad biri. Kidd BY tbs concus.i1n - the
sho, GA tls ~Atsr. comcs % TIE sgr,so AMI
foats troAst Up wh-n the reporter gets
bacs - ths bou-s he MI hear soms Dew
hand telling about how b. killed duck
dad a. a door-nAl' AM u went night ~
the bottom and never cans up - ~oud
TIE duck be- hAs jast kiilsd lave due hal be
not -esn The bill stuck olt lut q TIE breath
ing hols.. and .ileu,ly ami imPsr cep,ibly
Ehding cut into the lake Again a winxel
dack couss down lat ct u guushoL ami
START Ass q proGsllsr Or ths 90 or q To
lake Shouh ths biri h. parsued 70 oil
b. simply wAsis u lAbor. tme, ani "a
usncs Ne can swim a. iAst a. bat can
D. rUvsi, b. can dive lac a nsh AMI doails
Like q hars. and the -criP7 a. tie cripplsd
bird h termed, viii tght IL ogt al s.nlnsr.
IiRED AT LAST.