The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
LUCKLEss DUCK-sHooTING TRII.
Napoleon Yopps Will Never Go Hunting
Again and Gives Reasons.


"Saere Wat me. Napoleon Yopps. 20 for (,
shoot him ducks on de beeg rivlire? Nevair
Msieu! Sdere coehon! | go shoot her no more
me. Napoleon Yopps, wat keep bncksmit shop
You talk. l talk. Den dom go neynir
shoot nudder dam duck, NJ sicu. for why By'n
by tell you
Las wintaire. one col day. long bout Noyem
bre de tecrnteenth. Antoine Dumas. wat worI
at de Hotel Flanagan. come long by my shol
an he say
Napoleon, how dat You come long wi,
me TO Fort Covington an we 20 down ON beer
rirairr for 10 shoe. de duck. Come long, Nnpo
leon, an get de whiskee blanc how you cal
him. eh? High wits, bien
Antoine he becg hun,airc an Napoleon Yopps
c'ta mot, I'm pretty good, ~ ~. fol up ms
apron an &c, my beoe Goa, an my gun an
Antoine he &c, on" beeg boul' whiskee bian
an sderr, we go II YER col day. dat. wen m,
an Antoine go down to beeg rivaire We "a
down 10 Frazcr's Point en- dat win she blow
an blow an den she blow again an dat be cree
wat say. She blow dam hard. " 'sicu Bi,n
We talk an talk an by'n by We agree me an An
toinr 10 go out rex mornn' mebbc two. ire,
hour before dat sun he get up. for Ia kill him duck
=, VI de prop At de shack she say Antoine an
;N , W. beg fool Tor 70 shoot duck an
We go ius 50 much on Antoine he TEX de boltl
whiskec b.anr an his gun an | tax my gun
de game. didn't tex look sharp at littl' wooden
duck ANTOINE he didn't look. Wat Tor
Msicu' eii you by n by. We anchor dat littl
round Den We wait for de sun. We tex drink
mebbe two. whiskec blanc. an Antoine feel 81
god she wan 10 sing song bout julie Wild beeg
"Antoine, wen you get whiskec hinside. you
be one grea, beg fool, scr, dam! You give dat
ho,ii whl;kce TO me an, every time We shoot dat
.Anto,ne he keck hard for to keep dat bo,tl'
but J TEX II an We get down in d bateau an
M'sieu, Den lul' light come roun' an by n BY
some duck she ny by, Antoine an me shoot.
Ter wild DE- guns Ra dry ," ali TssS
mus be wild .tn!oine an me We didn't &c,
duck. but We tex drink JUS same. Sdere coehon.
long come 'nudder duck an We mex Tor TO shoot
hiri. We miss lin gain an We tex littl' whisLe &c
Dat whiskcc yer strong. NJ 'sieu you can believe
:, Napoleon l"pp. wat keep blocksmit shop.
an den il f-,'l lex beg bon Arc inside. 6ieT' Nn
tome whissee feels same way We talk me an
We tex, ink mebbe an II We miss duck We tex
drink JUS same 80 We don feel seek bout dat
every duck. Idon' know wheddrr Antoine m isses
~ me- cause why, VI Slcur. We shoot togeddrr
hu, tink do, Antoine misses ! shoot YER
SO straight for dat whiske- ANTOINE talk Isl
iool an he sccngs all tim. bout dat julio, |
20, n" tim" fGr S'cnging JUS ours" cursc
y
tome causc he miss every duck, D,n Antoine
an me- shake han 5 an wctrk' ltu' drink togrddcr
Tor every duck We sec nevnirc min de shoot
feel ashnmc We don't get no ducks cause We
50" two tree tousnnd mehbe an wen don't see
ducks Morc'n 'nough 10 feel Joe Saborin's
meat markc! II W" shoot dem all MciS, We don
Il you don Kill duck. SiIoot JUS ono It'll
duck or We h. ashame' 10 60 home, say
AENf. lNa tKNa l...V.
INK Ts sc @ bit R sGSSshF bS SGG hn SS
G6on,, tnk So IN win she blow an de duck lie
a. HI oG S r;, cl psy t s'f GS IL.
ST. 'R duck yon S Ss sTS SE Shoot
beeg duck, Shoot all de ducks. what car''
Den get yer angry wild An,onc -! toll him
ducks an ali de ducks, Msitu' couidnt do i il
In!ninc couldn't do il wen he b" sohaire. No.
mex me cry JUS lex iitn' chill. me- Napoleon Yopps
wat keeps biacksmt' shop .Sdcrc An do
ducks she go by bo, ways jus de same. Antoine,
he : sfs
I say:
yon nrh SG "nSs y" man say bah twice to
Den Antoine say some ,ings da, | don lex to
rep PCT, M ,sn T.. an, say ,.,. -,
In de hateau an shoot It'll duck
An'oire give me de bottl' an, stan up for
w lWk loon up MI SCI no duck. look down
an see two tree dozen ducks OF wood de-, We got
for decoy. Den de- mos strange ting happen
Antoine didn't see, because Why lie was in dc
bottom Of the bateau. I, Napoleon Yopps, see
u, MSien. an II Was de mos strange ting dat ever
happen 10 me. Wen look at de liul' wooden
ducks wat you iink' ! mus tell MSisu for
you nryarc would tnG it You don ncvairc
link such a ting look at de litil wooden ducks
and tree four 81 dem tlep dcrc wing an NV away
Z 'ra rrdi II was lie firs' time dn, l. Napoleon
opps ever SEE wooden ducks fly away | was
dat sprs" NHru, dat did mos foolish ting
dropped dat big hotu whiskcr hdnc. m she
Tell kct PUNK IN dc becg rcvarr .Sdc-r, |
rouldn'i help II, hut Antoine he don tex M -
fuSc lie try 10 hit me- an try 10 hit him
link hit him tree four time, an he hit NC tree four
lime, an den don't rrmcmbaire no more
Wen come round was in bed Wild becg
black eye JUS like Antoinc's Julie, Antoine he
was seek DR. FurncSS cut of two tree of his
ocs cause dem was fron ,Sdrrr' W" don
get no duck an Antoine he get two three less toes
ncvaire g. To bcrg rcyairc for ducks once more.
" @eM You can find Napoleon Yopps right
here putin de shoe on dc chrrdl ! don guess
Antoine go one" more, ! don know, cause VIC
been yer bod fricn's ever since dat Novcmbrc"