. Ralph's scrap book . , have been\vatchinj4 your columns for the concludini; act in that over-land hunting drama-trip. Descrijjtive accounts of hunting antl fishing are oftenviewed with a large degree of doubt and suspicion on the partof the reader. Uncharitable persons have been known to disbelieve the stories ofs]3ortsmen, going even sofar as to indulge in sar-casm and scurrilous re-marks. ihe trouble is tliathunters rush their storieson the market in tooni u c h hast e. Theyshould be allowed to cooloff before going intoprint. Under a highpressure of enthusiasm the tragic e\ents incidental
. Ralph's scrap book . , have been\vatchinj4 your columns for the concludini; act in that over-land hunting drama-trip. Descrijjtive accounts of hunting antl fishing are oftenviewed with a large degree of doubt and suspicion on the partof the reader. Uncharitable persons have been known to disbelieve the stories ofs]3ortsmen, going even sofar as to indulge in sar-casm and scurrilous re-marks. ihe trouble is tliathunters rush their storieson the market in tooni u c h hast e. Theyshould be allowed to cooloff before going intoprint. Under a highpressure of enthusiasm the tragic e\ents incidental to a longdistance and energetic hunting tour cannot well be describedin terms strictly non-elastic. If my memory serves me right,mv last letter ended in a thrilling, blood-curdling descriptionof •• 1 low I murtlered my first duck, which proved to be onlya worthless mud hen. l\en though my i^rize was soworthless that a small bo) (who appeared to be posted onthe mud hen market) spurned t(,) accept it as a gift, I 344. Lunch for man and beast by the roadside want to inform those who ha\-e not met this infernally(lisappointint; (huk imitatii)n, that she is nut so unsightly asthe name indiiates. I shall never fnr.^et Imw I worshippedthat mud hen as it la) in the water ,- slowlytoward the shore in a ,i;entle breeze after I hatl shot it. Inm\- hrst lesson on duek huntini; I learned that the seeret olsuccess is to get behind something near the water, keej)quiet, and wait until the unsuspecting biid swims or Hiesnear enough ami then blaze awa)-. I admit that it isa cowardl), unfair thing to do, but I secreted myself behind alarge live oak close to the lake and stopped breathing, whilethe remainder of oui ])arty sought similar positions else-where. LInaware of the danger thereol, two ducks, a lamud hen, commenced to swim in m\- directi<in. IstoiJjjed breathing some more, assuming a bra\e, warlikeattitude, waited the |.irogress of ni\ innocent i)re\-, measuredthe distance,
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