Poule ana Pull

Otago Witness, Issue 1861, 22 July 1887, Page 25

Poule ana Pull

The late Duke dd Ricci, who wis ilovoscd to field sport* and a splendid .slior, while on a visit ta'un English country house, was accompanied to the field by his own maitre foohasse and an old grey-headed gamekeeper of his host's. The latter had resided many years upon the estate, and could scarcely express his dissatisfaction at the havoc the Duke made in his master's preserves. Repeatedly in the course of the' day, when springing a pheasant, the viaiire de e/iasxe, as is U9ual with the French;"would call out, " Poule I "(which is Gallic-for.hen), and the Duke, as a fair sportsman, withheld his fire. On the return of the party, the ho?t, whom an attack of the gout had prevented attending, inquired of "Old John" what kind of shot his illustrious visitor was. .- " Oh, dan£ him ! "growled John, ,"tie never misses, and if he'd pulled half as often as t'other mpunse'er wanted him to v do, your honour \sould hardly have haii'a bird.left for next year," 1 "-