The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27


one Of the treasuTs OF the outfit.
Half an hour for meditation and some
times 7 en- not ashamed 20 confess an
equal period for a enooze. and We would
be on our way. the horses and mules
having cleaned up the contents Of their
forage bags in the meantime. for We
always saw that they were fed &C the
same time a. ourselves.
1t frequently happened that we would
p1te In the afternoons on snipe. a. the
birds in their tight during the latter
part Of February and the early days OF
March found q good feeding place on
the prairie q low area OF about a thousa nd
acres. which lay between sandy ridges
covered with scrub pine. u was ideal
walking and the horses were usually
abandoned ~ its edge and the dogs called
These pointers. nv the wsy. are the
only dogs that ! have seen IN years that
are equally good on Quail and snipe.
Their cautious habits in the palmetto
stands them in good stead when IL Gomez
TO working in che prairie and we found
that the snipe laid remarkably well for
them. Spread out IN q line about fifty
yards apart. We took up quite a LOT ~
territory and the warning cry OF MARI
was frequently heard following the harsh
cry OF the twisting bird a. he hurried his
way 60 safety or death.
My good friend from Louisville IN q
good quail shot. but To sSe him in q anipe
night IL something long 10 BE- remCfs-
bered. Few Of them escaped the COM
binstion % hin QUICK. gray eye and a gun
that cost 100 Glrinsas In London twenty
years ago.
The fairest apOrtamAn in the field that
have ever known. he expects and insists
that others shall BE- the same. ] shall
never forget an occurrence Of nearly a
dozen years ago whsn young cub brought
a letter Of introduction To me from friend
in the West whom I hadn't ssen in years
This chap Was about y or y and was q
relative Of his wife. He wsntsd some
shooting and Ne took him out after -niPe
The kentilcikian was well ON the right
Of the bunch that ak cd down the prairie
that day Poor Ball - was alive then
and he was next Then came the cub
with yours truly on his left. and Frank on
the extreme outside 81 the left wing.
me and vent down wind 70 the right
like a fash He want six inches on the
around and I missed him. To our horror
that young~ter cut loose right across the
line and killed the bird not a dozen feet
IN front Of the LOuievillian. ! can see his
face now a. the cub yelled: 4 got him:
gOt him"
Il thought the CommOdore-for that
vas our pet name for him-would burst
Naturally ruddy 81 face no became al
most purple. but he controlled himself
by a mighty Effort and said never a word
have a bad few minutes some time dur
ing the stay at camp. but ~ came quicker
than | expected. In retrieving a dead
bird the younesier ran about SIXTY yards
ahead Of the line. and he was stoopnG
over when heard somebody call Marx
and simultaneously with the crack OF
the gun the cub dropped his gun. clappad
his hand to the seat OF his bTeeches and
yelled: Hey. there. somebody's shooting
this way performing meanwhile some
Int hal AIn
dancer to her best PAGES TO keep in his
That sos' drawIed the Commodore
a. he broke his gun and put in a fresh
shell. Well. then. let . stoT shooting care
less and take what comes our way legisi-
mately.'
y understand ono 81 the darklee r~-
moved about a dozen pulIets from the
young mans anatomy. and he went on
down the coast the next day. saying thaI
he had promised to JOIN some friends on
the boat NJ kntsrprise.
We generally planned TO get TO the
hotEse about dusk. hut sometimes wa
would he detained. and the return through
the cleaning was not the least ENJOYABLE
portion Of the day. Tired and hungry.
CLAIMS upon us. The gorgeous aunsets
we're a. fine A. any ! have ever seen. and
there was one spot that ! don't think
shall ever forget.
In an opening between rwo ridges
where a small creek overlooked its hanke
call flag but what | regard as the true
HeuT de- lis They bloom in that country
IN the middle of February and We often
halted there the blooms sweeping the
bellies ~ our mounts. and drank IN the
beauty Of the scene. Nothing for half a
mile but .ea q blo-soms Even Nancy
seemed TO know that Nature had dOnn~d
her IOveliesi garb for our delectatiOn.
After another dip IN the big sulphur
plunge clean dry clothes were donnad
We were ready for -. We had a fine gar
dan where We grew our own leftuce
onions and potatoes ana there were enough
strawberries 10 make I'm appreciate them
fully.
a ceremony that always struck any
casual visitor forcihly Mas the manner
in which Ne disposed % anywhere from
half dozen 90 a dozen oranges each be-
fore We retired. The boys would bring in
a bag clothes hamper full Of the splendid
they prepared them for ~ by peeltng the
outer TiDd with q sharp knife. This left
the white coat as q covering and when the
orange was cut In two crosswise the seed
pods were removed with one dsft turn
Of the blade. leaving the delicious meat
ready for consumption.
The way "a eat an orange IN this afyls
oan best be described by tho boy Who
ixed my FIRST Orange for mo and who said
this thoroughly and all the juicy meat
has been absorbed you End a tiny thin
cup ~ Whits akin 10 chuck az some par
ticular coal In the fire which blA1ss Ia the
CRATE. A. n O'Clock or thereab0uts every
body IN IN bed sleeping the sleep Of the
just
mo wonder vOu look good you Old
pirate calculated the head ~ the hrm
as the veteran ooncluded. and blame
a. q bear. Come on 10 lunGh.-