Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1877 — The Pigeon-Hawk. [ARTICLE]

The Pigeon-Hawk.

An exchange.prints the following evidence, contributed by a correspondent, of the daring nature of the pigeon-hawk: Principle’ my setter-dog came to a ..point in some bushes, near a pine thicket. I was standing on the' railroad efnbankment, ten or twelve feet afiove him, at the time, and called up the pqrty who was shooting yrtik me. Befqre. we, could get to the aogJ a hawk darted out pf. the pines and took one bird out of th© eoyey, not three £eft from the dog’s nose. The look of astonishment that poor Dash gave as he turned Iris head to me, when the covey rose from fright, was so conical that I could not' shoot, either at coVey of hawk! tqr Ifughing. Again, three years ago, while shooting in Tedkahoe Nock, Talbot County, Md., four of us in k party, with tour dog*, , were beating a large field neai a magnolia swamp. One pointer came to © stand about forty rods off, and the other, #ogs drew up and backed him. .While we were advancing, a large chicken-hawk flew from the swamp and took © bird out of the way; but I wa* too-quick for him, and stung him so sharp that he had to drop it. The No. 10 shot I hUdiA was not sufficient to kill at the distance. The 'q~ waafiot mtreb hurt, as it got>out of the way quick "though. In neither of these cases had a gun been fired Amtil after the attack had been made: ■ f f i.Hitti . - v • m ii* 4 £ Fashers are too negligent' of their health. They often ai| dow© ip Jhe wind after violent, exercise and get suddenly cooled; they seldm stop .to Change their ©lothing when it has, accidentally become wet; they wet feet for mapy hours; they eat very heartily when tired. —Detroit Tribune. ; /,A .• • U:' ,