The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-01-21

Hc D-p. sCutt SSi&VtsSACse ~ sssA9
end Of The line, IS inst back from a
mos, enjoyable and successful bird
hunt in The county OF Hihsls, and he
finds a batch OF B.sD's. awaisiass his
perusal.
Unjust not be supposed from his use
of The sthird person. that the iildi-
vidual aforementioned considers Lim-
.seifa Julius Caesar, nor yet even a
great man of the 18th century but il
must not be forgotten that he swent,
saw ausl--returned home" with a fine
bag Of game from his expedition,
aud that is just what the illuslrious
Julius WAS wont TO do when he went
after the gauls.
Aid another strong point Of resem-
blanee between our "Nimrod the
Second" aud Julius, lies in the fact
that the Anoble Roman" was not con-
tent with bagging The gauls); but
after the bagging, had the gall
"To boast Of his bag.
In circumlocuitous boastful hrag
Like. the blatant neigh Of a nettlesome nag.
Or the high rolling tones OLA .lan on jag"
AS though from the bush he hac taken the
rag,
When in painful reality clear as light
through prism.
He is wrecked on the snag Of his own
egotism.
Be that as il NAV, our friend N.
the I'd" laid away the civic toga AT
the end OF last week and in company
with "NimroG the 3D. went off upon
the war path 10 the county of Hinds.
Superb was the weather,
And frosty the heather;
Aud all in high feather,
They went for the birds that flock together
So much for prologue. Not quite
Shakcsperian. but quite adequate to
the occasion.
But 10 return to the county OF
Kinds. Nimrod the 4th met us al the
station aud took us in hand in a most
hospitable manner. lie is a very
King Of hunters, and equal in
knightly grace--if not TO Lord Ches-
terrified, at least 20 the Duke Of Clar.
ence.
The next days sun found MS in the
field with three fine dogs, Shot, Ola
Floss, and woe TO The adventuresomt
quail that should futter in our midst
After brush Or two across ths
fields our black pointer Shot came to .
down-charge, and in less time than I
takes to pen The words, Floss had
"backed land the hearts OF the hunters
arose. A quick ranging MP, an assign
ment of position. and up went tn
covey. AT The crack of the gus
down went three iuc birds. whil'
their more lucky partners ''wbirrss
away to live and fly another day.
They sought tie cane breaks of tn
Big Black and were seen no more. |
was not long however before Oh
winded flock al Long range, and so
ten minutes or more such crack crack
cracking was never hear'l. And man.
a fast Aver had flown his last fly, ant
The game bags Of the three Ms. wer
fast filling. After awhile the mid-da.
luncheon for both men and dogs, an.
off and away for "Sligor
Now that's the place where go,
Down on plantation Sligo;
! Where the birds 50 very high go,
That to them you cannot nigh go.
Unless yos catch them on the rise,
AS they whirred away to the sunny skiei
And that's q very .sly-go.7
i However we caught them on th
rise, and by The early afternoon on
hunting coats were as protuberant a
a 300-pounder of the human genu4
and we wendell our way homeward
| fully stated with adeep-seated pleasur
that none but bird hunters ever ex
pcrienced. Our dogs did the fines
work on record, aud Floss proved bel
self the. finest retriever in the Missis
sippi low-grounds, as well as the mos
brilliant little hunter IN many counties
But enough for thespresent.
| vicksburg is frozen up for time be
ing. aud we will soon express 20
some "petrifiedn facts for publication
Success and prosperity 10 the Bl-i
In The classic phrase OF Flanagan. an