. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . THE PARTRIDGES. ^1 remain concealed till the person comes then burst away with a startling, rush-ing sound, taking care to keep the rock, ortree, or thicket between them and theirenemy, until they are at a distance. At least a dozen of these birds broke fromcover, but neither Bill nor myself had. a chance for a shot. So we went on, greatlyexcited, however, by the game we had was not long before we met with anothercovey of partridges, and firing at random, Ikilled one of them. Great was my exulta-tion, for I had never
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . THE PARTRIDGES. ^1 remain concealed till the person comes then burst away with a startling, rush-ing sound, taking care to keep the rock, ortree, or thicket between them and theirenemy, until they are at a distance. At least a dozen of these birds broke fromcover, but neither Bill nor myself had. a chance for a shot. So we went on, greatlyexcited, however, by the game we had was not long before we met with anothercovey of partridges, and firing at random, Ikilled one of them. Great was my exulta-tion, for I had never killed a partridge be-fore ; and, besi le, I had shot it with my new 22 ,V1T BOUGHT. gun ; and,, more than all, Bill, who was expertat kind of sport, had as yet met v/ithno success. As I picked up the bird, stillfluttering in my hand, and held it out to mycompanion, I imagine that I felt of as muchconsequence as Bonaparte did, when he hadconquered the Germans in the field oiAusterlitz.
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