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Show WHAT SPORTSMEN HAD BAGGED Game Unharmed but Dogs and Ferrets Fer-rets Suffered. As those who own shootings are awiilc, It sometimes happens that In spite of alluring adcrtlscinents they do not 'succeed In lilting them. Farmer 1'artrldgo was In this unenviable posl Men, nml after much consideration he decided to let It out by tho day to whatever chance sportsman might come his way. Ono day a party nr-lw1 nr-lw1 and paid a day's hire. They ier holsteiously anxious for the .ainiT to accompany them, but ho niitbed the wny they held their guns, and declined. Instead he gavo them homo dogs and ferrets, told them v hero to find birds and rabbits and li.ile thum have a good day's sport. Theio was a good deal of banging as tlio day wore on, but In the afternoon ono of the shootlsts returned to the f.irmhouse. "Hallo!" said the farmer. "Shot nil the birds?" "Kr no," said the sportsman. "Been going for tho rabbits, ch7 Any luck?" "Well, not exactly," sa'd the other. "What have you come hack for then?" "Kr well, we want to know If you can let us hne somo mere dogs and ferretc, we've used them nil up." The farmer has ceased to let shooting shoot-ing by the day. The Tattler. |