The sun., 1902-10-19

OF great beauty and intelligence named
fliri she was feathered TO tho nine and
bann"red lik" host and small liver
Colpri pointer named Venus. double-
nossd. thin-skinned. With a bulldog head.
thin. faIing, pir k-linod sensitive nostril,,
and mcditatiNe brown eye
bevy Of twenty birds was flushed upon
the southern edge of the field and pitched
in scattered fashion in the long dry grass
800 Yards away. A. II was seen ,'Ia' they
would make 'pward this grass, not shot
Wa fired AT them when they rose. They
~hiicd awaT leN"l and strong, then n they
hrairn the grass Dipped each Il wing and
"liSW"I softly twenty or thirty yards
aia.i
h" dogs v"rr taken tp tic grass and
-"n' lH "iih'pt Wuid. They KITE. then
tu>lh".- ard tn" men who oNnri them
kns" hat 'hey nnc~ IL
Then began IL sppCim0u of singlc-brd
"uln worth remembrance" zach dog
"rairr'ug ~ slow trnt. travelling n.
silently a. ghosts, n"scd cut the ground
NdfG 10y yard
Wh'n on" found bird aud came down
hait on u "it.m -four feet, tho other
"hnckoi" ~t.fy, rigid a. a hur. patient
utterly. o." Of th" ucr -t"rp-d forward
slo"i', raid IT." sitting quail and killed
d"fiiv
Al a low word Of command the dog which
la! ipIud ~ sent forward and retrieved
il. icing thus rewarded NOW and then
IN" successful one was permit 81 to muinble
o." b'rd a Little. drinking IN rhc ~ccIt
\ h.t.c lrac2C wuisI~tcd over The tops
OF tie dry gI1~~os aud hl-w a"ay thr acrii
Soon. ui -" nitrate po" der. The 'ifds
waited ~5.hdiv for their doom. believing
l." -" l9.' - thai- al,;'v :" nj /"
- 'H silence, -aN" Tor ih" "rac. ing 81
the 4 ubl"-'arrri~ ana now and hen u
low N']d Of oyu'ipr. steady. old gal.
or Of crnUcudH lon, Had him centred.
old I,. ,tYrl.ttl =,
No effort ua~ mad" Z" oytermina'c the
lovy AMI not hon was shot, only tie
cocks. easily distinguished ~ thcir white
rnarNjrg~, w"i" brought down and hagG"'
TT" ground, nearly q hundred yards squire,
wds GOT" nNr" thoroughly, and iha men
belle tag hat not Il bird va i'tt, w"IcrcadN
10 quit work They lad la agycd a haNcr'-
dozen and wcrc ~ fled.
ON" - them said that twenty flyers lad
bon flushed and tho other coutendcd that
oGiy nineteen had risen To s"t'l" IN"
matter the dogs were sent in once more
Will" the shooters leaned on their guns
and talked
This t'nr Flrt and Venus travelled
rapidly, qrar'"ring AZ the gallon. happy
from ros" 10 tail hccau-" of the good work
'l"y had done and tho good time they
had had Five minutes passed AID -'ii
thov went on.
Near one corner Of Tho long grass hey
rsar"d each other. coming each of them
pas when like fash Venus threw herself
I hard down upon a bird. her hnad shaved
around in a bIttonhook point, Fllri. "heCk-
! inc herself in air came down across her
with head down. too. and her neck bent.
| also buttonhooking
| There thev stood with noses within two
! iuch"e and The hird not foot away, lhe
! ~rin -huuc in hem, lighting mp IN" shlnlhg
| lemon and whit" and gi-'oning hver-
! color. their golden eyes glowing, thrlr
| uo~lril- beating. their tails straight ana
| motion, '-~. while the men with the guns
! stood and narVcllcd
I Fil" minute, passed. Ton m,n'n"S. ana
I s'ill N. picture lasted \ hundred wards
| 10 tlr r,gr "a a low tree a. dove ""oed
| IrourrrElv. overhead = thousand foot up
| y crimson .brca-'cd hawk sailed arornd
| and around lrp'i'g n ~" picture, too,
| and wuud"ii'p = What it mrant. FROM 4 corn
| ',old - 30" ic'' clnr IA" ringing -'IN''H
! u.t-- uf meadow lark -.
| ono at ~ 'iou ,qid finally "By George .
| walked forward. Kicked tine Sird Up nnd
| watched 50 h,/1 away. Oh" dog ro'aA"d
| and l"aysI upon l:N lDvuu>lE, "arkluG
| 'i' sides pi Il- old shooting "pa' wi'N 'tHlr
| damp r.NS TIC other man i; q pipe luoF'l
| a. Iiir' and Venus win damp "rr~ and
| hurllnrd Isl" vas phantom 90 u"hgut.
| So rhn piC'u-" fad"i from actual beng,
| hu' va etched on two brains ~ l.n"> 'hat
| grow sharp, and clearer with the YEAR
| 81. the brown grass grow 'Ne'" ana n"
! dove COOS from the 'rNp "a fh" ~lgl' and IN"
! iucta,'~ lark, ring their ohimrg bells. -iiI
! IN" ~Iu makes pearls Of N" lcW'r"p~ N ~"
! ~0't O"t obcr morning and ~" icb-nreh~t"d
/ Lawk ..Il- oyer. hu FHr' and Ncnu- live
! only i'm rnC pirtrrn which lives only IN the
two men prHap-. though. IA s",nr far
| h,uh GrstsN' t"'d th'lr f.ui md loyal
| tsar'~ may vet beat ioyouslv and their
! golden "v"- y.' glow.