The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07
SURPRISES FOR A GUNNER
GIVEN M 4 ~ tNTER, 4 TURkEI
avn 4 CREOLE CHEF.

| Niclssiiudes ef Biri IIunting la Isoalsia No
Joke Of Two Crackers and .
Piece % Cheese when the Gun Mas
Emps, Triumph sT Creole Cookery.
/ Half the enjoyment OF bird hunting
remarked the man who has shot quail
snipe and woodcock in the United States
and Canada wherever these splendid
game birds ATE To be found in season.
10 In having good companion who knows
the rules. unwritten but Understood and
implied. which should govern the conduct
in the field Of every man who has any
! claim TO sportsmanship
Given the right sort Of partner. brace
Of clever dogs or even one stanch pointer
or setter. a fine day and some luncheon
! in the saddlebags, and really the number
OF birds you kill IL not the paramount
part Of your outing. though l will
not attempt to argue that a full game
bag u not somewhat satisfying
Speaking Of luncheons. said listener,
i had an experience once in louisiana
with q man who 10 famous for the par
ttcular practical joke he played on me.
and ! presume that he will have a fresh
victim or two during the coming season.
I had enjoyed one or two short sallies
after snipe with this man. who in a resi-
! dent OF New Orleans. but they had mover
been Of moro than q few hours duration.
! and he had promised that he would take
me into a bird country where I would
not only havea chance AT quail hut where
woodcock were numerous at times near
the many branches or small streams In
the country he spoke about. There was
an occasional turkey there too. he said.
80 that when the time came my ammu-
milton for the day included some large
shot in case the larger birds should be
eIpectedly jumped In the open. turkey
not infrequently straying into the fields
near their roosts in the heavy timber and
hiding IN the tall grass until they are
stood or put to fight by the dogs
AS you all know arm pretty fond Of the
creature comforts: and when the engage
msnt WAS made announced that would
bring the luncheon.
You are my guest my friend an
nOunCed in the tone ~ voice which made
him a factor in tho Citizens League, and
that settled IL.
The following morning when We met
at the Northeastern depot shortly after .
O'Clock for our fifty mile ride up the
country It was dark and lowering and
gave promise 81 q downpour before noon.
We found ia. country almost ankle deep
in water when ". reached our destina-
tion. but once We got 10 work and the dogs
got down 10 business We torgot the weather
and were on the alert.
1T was not q promising outlook. but
before Ioo'clock we had found four bevey
and had taken toll from each % them !
Half a dozen birds from the last bunch |
Rav. re . lot 81 hunting. We marked them
down on the convey rise about three hun
dr,-d yards away ON the edge Of branch
which was heavily timbered. but upon
going thither. though the dogs worked
industriously. there was not a sign Of
quail
AFTER working the ground thoroughly.
Il again and again. my com
pAnion halted underneath a small blIShy
tree. A quail scuttled out Of the branches
and dartsd on through the adjacent
foliage. Peering through the branches.
other birds were discovered. The little
fellows had taken to the trees rather than
wade through the water.
4 had heard that they would do THE
under like circumstances but had always
D"F-tl HFturShaA NorDAlCaN sNoW huOW
that the man who wrote about IL was not
gIilty % nature taking.
1T started TO rain quite smartly about
noon and A. had only a light breakfast
! WAS ready for luncheon and had hopes
u something good 20 eat. though I hadn't
noticed the presence 81 a basket or any
parcel among my friends belon gin 81 that
AZ the depot nor yet when We
detrained. I casually nIeni toned that
was hungry This was the signal for
the man from New Orleans 90 look at
his watch. stop imme diately and unload
his gun. which he stacked against a tur-
pentine blazed tree stump.
AN right. - said he cheerily We'll
lunch here. taking his seat on a dead
pine tree.
lie slowly stole a hand into the back
u his hunting coat and produced a pack
,gs wrapped in brown paper IL was
about two inches thick. and he unwrapped
!, with tho greatest care Three or four
coverings 81 paper revealed four soda
biscuits and piece 81 yellow ch eese
about half az inch thick
-He broke the cheese in two q nd handed
Z tn me together with two Of the biscuits
never batted an eye. though I thought 4
Ie looked curiously at me half dozen
lines during the meal. The biscuits