The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-16

was up with the sun on the following
1ay and found my favorite Irish setter Fan
fast asleep with her head hanging out of
the dog house. a low whistle from me and
she was up and Juggling at her chain. A
good dog always seems 30 sleep with an eye
open and with one word from its master
will be wide awake. / started her off with
out anything to eat, for have found out
that it is not best to feed a dog before
working him. His nose will not be as keen
and he will tire sooner. 1t was scarcely
broad daylight when Fan and / were off
for the swamp at rafting pace with a
friend and his dog Star, who plays star
part in this narrative. For partridge
shooting it was an ideal day. The birds
would ''lay close" there being no wind, and
the dow would enable the dogs to get a
strong scent. Everything looked favor
nble for rig bag. We tied the cob to a
tree, put our guns together, and were ready
TO match our skill against the king Of game
birds. There is no doubt but that par.
fridge. on account OF the cover it is found
in, and its swiftness of flight and inevita-
Bile practice of putting tree or bush be-
tween yourself and it, is the most difficult
bird that fliessto kill on the wing.
A word from us and the dogs were out OF
the wagon and painting and wilmington their
anxiety to start. In the handling Of dogs one
handing them to do O certain thing. For
instance when they are told to fetch; the
hunter should always say fetch" simply,
not, 'fetch it in, old fellow" or bring II
along, my boy, thet's good old dog" Tho
command should DO given in clear, sharp
voice, and not as If you were asking favor
or going TO have romp with him. We
told the dogs to HE on and promptly they
obeyed Old Jones' swamp, covering about
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cover as the birds were sure to be in, being
composed of brisrs and second growth. We
hunted it strictly according TO rule When
two men are hunting a small cover. one
should take the inside about thirty yards
from the edge and the other should keep
even with him in the clearing whore he can
get all open shot when the birds fly out.
There was aslashing or windfall about lOC
yards fl ON this swamp where the birds
were sure to go down on being put up. My
friend aud his dog took the inside | walked
along the edge working Fan between us.
Walking along abreast In this way we had
nearly reached the end and had given up
finding the birds on this side whea suddenly
Fan came to stanch point at the extreme
eige Of the cover. She stood a living
statue of petrified dog-hesh, pointing to.
ward bunch OF bushes that had struggled
out into the meadow fifteen feet ahead of
'Vl' was some lOfly loeJ btichi anu ia
Ing my cap firmly on my head and holding
my Scott ready for use, / walked slowly
ahead, every nerve at high tension. Fan
and | were side by side and yet no sign OF q
leather. | told her to 60 on little, but
the scent was too hot, and she stood firm, the
end Of her tail quiveiing and the saliva
dropping from her mouth.
The bird or birds were in that small clus-
Yer OF bushes. A few years ago dogs were
Trained 10 flush birds at command, but
mat practice is now almost entirely aban-
uo1ed, because it was great fun for the dog
s3d If you did not happen TO be near him
mheA no made his point he would rush in
thd put the birds up while you were per.
laps hity yards away tangled up in briars
uqa!t way through the hole in a stump fence
~ Is also "a bad plan TO throw stone or
sC.ck ahead OF him while be is standing
WIN every nerve strained. The noise Of
t1e falling missile is very apt to unsteady
Inn I'm stepped ahead and was about to
acA IN the bushes when the bird struck tbs
ffu almost at my feet and came straight
M Nj me When he had passed me about
fI'.Ety yards on his way the cid slashine
save him the contents OF my loft AND
~'"n no came. spoke the word to my