Yoicks! : heads and tales, tips and turns over (with a spill or two thrown in) . ut it. Nobody could exactly say how this accident had taken place ; but when, aswe were talking it over, somebody happened to observe the way your Jones washandling his gun, so that it was at all times in a position that enabled thosearound, if they thought fit to do so, to look down the barrel, we cleared a spaceround him and asked him to do otherwise. It was a trying time, too, to get overa hedge with the knowledge that he was following close behind you on full-cocktowards the back buttons of your shooting-jacke
Yoicks! : heads and tales, tips and turns over (with a spill or two thrown in) . ut it. Nobody could exactly say how this accident had taken place ; but when, aswe were talking it over, somebody happened to observe the way your Jones washandling his gun, so that it was at all times in a position that enabled thosearound, if they thought fit to do so, to look down the barrel, we cleared a spaceround him and asked him to do otherwise. It was a trying time, too, to get overa hedge with the knowledge that he was following close behind you on full-cocktowards the back buttons of your shooting-jacket. When we got with the birdsand the time for the bird shooting had begun, I hinted as politely as I could thathe ought to aim as high as possible. We didnt so much mind his blowing thebrains out of a mangold-wurtzel, but he had a setter with his second shot, andthen a white hat on a line of fire with the covey—belonging to a married man,too, with a large family—came in the way and got pepper. But the hottest job of all the lot was that of Badger, that long white-faced 8C. THE SCHOOLMASTER ABROAD. Eemorseless Young Villain. No spoH! TI>/^, look here: our scJwolmaster^sjust coming down the lane. Fire loiv, and youll bag asjine a hrace of calces as you keeper you remember, perhaps. He had a fur cap on at the time, and was onahead some distance. Your O. Jones, if you please, got away from the rest ofthe party, and sighted Badgers fur through a gap in a hedge. Bang at it he goes,and Badger bobs. Jones, elated with his success (he said afterwards he took it for a hare), loadsagain, and advances. Badger, lying on his face in the dry ditch, roars out forhim to leave off, but the wind is blowing towards Badger, and Jones cant hear. Presently the fur cap bobs up again, and bang ! goes Jones again. Then, somebody happily sees what is going on, and rushing to the spot, seizesJones, and v/rests the murderous weapon from his grasp, and Badger, after con-siderable persuasion, comes to
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