Rod and gun . u include some of the restof us in your party? The suggestionwas at once re-garded withfavor. Recollecti ngthatwehad comeupon a new lum-bermans shantywith a log stablebeside it, in thevery heart of ourhunters para-dise, I remindedRalph of it, andsaid What is toprevent my wifeand your sisterfrom accompany-ing us? We canalso take feedenough to keepthe team right there until we are ready to return. Hisreply was favorable to the propositionand we decided forthwith that the ladiesshould share in the pleasures of our anti-cipated trip. The day chosen for our starting out onthe expediti
Rod and gun . u include some of the restof us in your party? The suggestionwas at once re-garded withfavor. Recollecti ngthatwehad comeupon a new lum-bermans shantywith a log stablebeside it, in thevery heart of ourhunters para-dise, I remindedRalph of it, andsaid What is toprevent my wifeand your sisterfrom accompany-ing us? We canalso take feedenough to keepthe team right there until we are ready to return. Hisreply was favorable to the propositionand we decided forthwith that the ladiesshould share in the pleasures of our anti-cipated trip. The day chosen for our starting out onthe expedition was Sept. 16th. The daywas bright and propitious. An expresswagon was chartered for the occasionand well loaded with all the paraphernalianeedful for the comfort of ourselves andthe horse. The ladies were perched onthe top of the load and the rest of us hungon wherever there was an inch of terri-tory to occupy. The sixteen mile driveafforded abundance of merriment to theentire party. Even the six months old. THE COCKER RETRIEVES WELL cocker spaniel expressed delight by sharpbarks and broad grins of unholy joy. When we turned off the main woodroad to reach the shanty, all hands hadto walk, on account of the roughness ofthe pathway. Presently a partridgeboomed up directly in front of the pausing to reflect on the possibleresults of such a proceeding, I quicklythrew my gun to my shoulder and pulledon the disappearing bird. The resultswere sudden and varied. The bird fellinstantly, and the horse, startled by thereport, jumped to one side almost up-setting the entire outfit. Ralph wasthrown to his knees, in which devout at-titude he muttered a few pregnant ejacu-lations savoring strongly of condemna- tion. A few minuteslater we enteredthe little clearingin the centre ofwhich stood ourchosen of theoccasion ex-claimed with de-light on reachingthe beautifulspot, and enteredinto the spirit ofthe hour withzeal. We im-mediately un-loaded blanketsand the pr
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