The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-28
CURIOUS ENOUGH,
Three Little Stories from tho Connecticut
Woods.

Woods.
MlDpLErowN. Conn.,. Nov. 26.-Selectman
George b. Clark OF Derby Village had extra
ordinary luck baGEing n partridge few days
ago. He was driving along n country road at
tho edge OF a wood In Woodbridge. when his
dog. that had boen scouting about the forest.
flushed a couple OF cartridges. The birds
burst out OF the brush with great whirr. fly
ing side by sIde and MS they were passing over
Mr.. Clark's head he made n sudden vicious
cut with his whin at them. Cnriously. the long
atifr whipstock smote one OF the birds and
broke her neck. The Selectman exhibited his
bird to all his neighbors. triumphantly declnr-
ing that no is tho only man in the world who
ever STOPPED q partridge on tho wing with .
whr.
An equally singular incident berell Nor
witch sportsman not long nCo. He fred at a
partridge that was rushing toward him in tho
air. killed her. and she fell directly into his
arms. so that he caught her by the legs.
Dayton Andrews Of Southington shot a wood
cock the other day that was in a very queer
rredicament. While feeding along n brook
tho inouisitive bird. having found fresh
water clam with its shel. gates ajar. indis-
creety inserted its bill into the clam. The
clam was not dead. but evidently dosing
maybe just waiting for some fool bird to
come along and stick its bill into his
ssm Pfst had f Sssn Clam
dited and collected. In collecting the e; hill
away from the clam. badly damaged. though.
but the clam stuck to the foot implacably.
It, Me hadn eeurtod any soea re
with high born woodcocks. with their vault
ing sky-scraping ambition he was content to
TO he simply clam and all that that implies.
Now. then. along comes the naughty. high;
with tho earth and the best part of the weikn.
must needs so out Of it's .arstocratc way and
set Its foot on q shrinking and unohtrusive
had fairly stepped into him. 1t was there
yet. there was no doubt OF It. stuck on yul-
at that. Tho woodcock had 60, a dose OF ro-
etc Justice. The bird struggled DESPERATELY.
IT, set away T9m Its 1wsorn con
wet swamp land. but tn. clam was better used
to ground tumbling than the bird and did not
denly stopped wrestling and sat M together
with the clnm-and listened breathlessly.
g mnSr Gnnd Si a sRs in the
through tho copse., near the brink Of the
point on the woodcock sand the clam. A
moment later Dayton Andr"wa also appeared
nS ,hs his r dog and
his hreerhload"r: but, when he espied the
woodcock sitting ta,nely and Glnm on the side
Of the wood and stream In company with the
clam. he was altogether TOO much amused to
shoot. Besides. lie wasn't hunting fresh.
water clans wit Damascus, barre!ed gun.
without Kidding the other party to the
tcte-a-tdte2, DAYTON let, down tho ham
himself. 1t struck him it was the funniest
situation and juxtapostio ion he had ever en-
countered. Tho astonished dog. aiter nosing
the bird for a moment. seemed to laugh too.
hut whether with mirth or breathless fatigue
the dog didn't reveal In the opinion OF Day
moral locked M in the situation. and nm
douLtedly the clam held the key to it Finally
cock without injuring its shell com panion and
dependant. lie took both home together. and
the family cook had to pry the clans Jaws
open with an oyster knife in order 10 release
the game.