The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-07

were dry. and a. ! chswed I recalled the
story Of the old Scotchman and his wife
who got hold Of a package Of starch in
stead of what he supposed was n con-
lection of some sort at country fair
A he and his good wife ate the husband
remarked: Janet, it's no vera sweet
hut we'll humble AVA
1T was the same with the soda crackers,
which failsi to satisfy the hiatus under
my waistband which had lonEei during
the morning hours for such delicecy ~ =
split quail fried in butter. q yellow legged
chicken done to a delicate and delicious
brown or perhaps q brace Of chops.
The rain poured end we started once
more. Not half dozen birds were bagg-d
In the Afternoon, but 10 was my fault We
diipt hug home . choice gobbl-r.
We were skirting most promising hit
began behAvinG In a most peculiar fashion.
The hair on the back Of his neck rose and
he betrayed urmistAkable signs Of fear
i was nearer the dog than my coSlpsn-
ion. and thinking that Perhaps there nigh,
bs something larger than quail about, had
broken my gun and extracted the No. =
shot shell preparatory to slipping in shells
containing double B's. With my gun
empty a gobbler jumpei out OF the grass.
where he had bssn hiding. not twenty yards
the big rascal was in the thickst. forgot
the poor luncheon. the rain and all else IN
the chAxrin az missing suoh an oppor-
tunity 20 bring down q splendid quarry.
MY suspicions about the luncheon were
rever aroused until the following day at
the club. when friend inquired how had
en- joysd my luncheon, and I learned then
that my oompar ion Of the dRy before YVES
famous for his cheese and crackers and
that only . few weeks before one Of the
eaaatdinata naNnnlA0ra nf 0hA Nnrfhar
oolory who spent a few weeks In Louisiana
around Mardi Gras time hal been the
victim. This man had shot good deal
in England and leased a grouse moor IN
feelings when the brown paper parcel
was producei.
I remember another occasion when ]
had q surprise on n hunting trip that was
the reverse 81 my eSpsrience with the
practical joker. went on the spokesman.
u had heard in New Orleans thai snire wa.
comparatively plentiful in the vicinity Of
Abbevills about q hundred and thirty five
miles southwest from the Crescent Cit>.
and having only one day at my disposal
! took an evening train TO New iberia.
having first engaged team TO make an
early start in the morning
HMs objective point was a certain
pasture field where the birds were numer-
Gus enough for q fairly good shot TO kill a
hundred % them a few days before. NV
driver was supposed to know tls3 way.
hut he got lost and IL was we'll on to noon
before we found the spot for which We
were looking.
AS frequeptly happens with snipe. the /
birds had moved In the night and found I
hut few OF them and obtained anything |
hut . satisfactory bag when determined !
TO leave for town At O'Clock. A. We |
drove hack We met young Creole riding |
the hsndsomest pony | had even seon. |
The teauty and ns-nn-rs of til" horse !
caught me and made an excuse tn engage
the Young man in conversation.
did he know where the snipe could 10
found. ! asked. Raising himself In tn.
stirrups and posnting Ia q freshly ploughed
field broken upfor rice not morn than two
hundred yards away he said in his own
language: Plenty Of snipe there.
Il had frequently found the birds in
Just such spot-, and "a there was still two
good hours % daylight remaining I left
the team in the road. loaded my pockets
with shells and thanking my polite in
Dormant started for the rice field They
N"rs there IN clouds and when darkness
lorced me 60 stop had morn than fifty
birds to show for my two hours work
III had been raining for some time and
he roads were in such bad condition tsat
I was almost II O'Clock when We reached
Iew iberia. BY the time dry clothing
lad replaced the soaden hunting togs II