. Western field. ere I found great sociabiHty among huntersand a line spirit of true sportsmanship. Sup-ported by good game laws and aided magazines, by game-protective asso-ciations, by exhibitions of trophies and by allsorts of dog shows, this spirit is encouraged and spread throughout the Empire. Protec-tion and preservation of the wild game isthe keynote of all these endeavors; it findsexpression in an old German adage: KcinHcgcr—Kcin Jager, which freely translatedmeans: ARBUTUS [VIETHINKS if Pan be still alive He makes his bed where mayftowers And fairy lovers often stroll Up
. Western field. ere I found great sociabiHty among huntersand a line spirit of true sportsmanship. Sup-ported by good game laws and aided magazines, by game-protective asso-ciations, by exhibitions of trophies and by allsorts of dog shows, this spirit is encouraged and spread throughout the Empire. Protec-tion and preservation of the wild game isthe keynote of all these endeavors; it findsexpression in an old German adage: KcinHcgcr—Kcin Jager, which freely translatedmeans: ARBUTUS [VIETHINKS if Pan be still alive He makes his bed where mayftowers And fairy lovers often stroll Upon the warm arbutus knoll. Gay dryads of the woods appear To greet these first blooms of the year, And bees just waked from winters sleep Drink here on nectar long and deep. Half hidden by the withered leaves,While yet the north wind sighs and grieveFirst-born of spriug, first fruit of May,Dear flower of the common way,iviethinks no fairer wreath of greenCould grace the brow of elfin queen. —Charles Henrx Che. OVV that the traps were set, andthe camp fixed to suit me, theeverlasting waiting and watch-ing began. I lay there in theshade and watched the hum-ming-birds sucking the flowersof the desert willows—whichare not willows, but look likethem and have flowers resembl-ing a morning-glory. Eachhumming-bird appeared to own a portion ofthe tree, and would not allow the other birdsto come near its flowers. peeped out many a time that day, but nosheep came in sight. The next day was thesame. I studied the birds, the ants and thelizards, and watched for sheep, but nonecame. The next morning I had just settleddown to business when I saw a buck sheepshe: J peep over the top of the hill. The hum-ming-birds might all have massacred oneanother, and the ants swallowed the lizards:I would not have turned my head then tohave seen the entire performance. The sheep stepped up on to a rock andlooked up and down the canon for a longtime. As he stood there silhouetted againstthi. sky, I th
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