Garland Globe | 1908-05-02 | Page 6 | How He Shot Them

HOW HE SHOT THEM. Made Little Difference to 8porttman Where His Birds Were Hit. "Down In Florida, whero I spend tho greater part of the wlntor," said tho sunburned Now Yorker, "they nro not so particular nbout obsorvlng tho gamo laws and tho llttlo niceties ot hunting as wo aro up north, I had frequently seen wator fowl shot without with-out giving them a chanco to rise. Coming Com-ing up to Jacksonville a big German got on tho train at Port Orango with a nico string of duck. Ho sat noxt mo In the smoker and I struck up a conversation con-versation with him. " 'N'Ico lot of ducks you have there,' I said. " Yah,' ho roplled. " 'Whero did you get them?' I asked. " 'Down py do inlot up do creoks,' ho said. " 'I suppose you shot thom on tho wing,' I ventured, rememborlng tho trick of tho pot hunters. "'Yah,' ho replied solemnly, 'on do vlng, und In do feet, und In do head, oforywhero. Dere doy are. You can oxamino dem und see for yourself.' "