The patridge lays 14 eggs, and iz az sure tew hatch all her eggs out az a cockroach iz who feels well.
When a brood ov yung patridges fust begin tew toddle about with the old bird, they look like a lot ov last year’s chestnut burs on legs.
Broiled patridge iz good if yu kan git one that waz born during the present century, but thare iz a grate menny patridge around that waz with Noah in the ark, and they are az tuff tew git the meat oph ov az a hoss shu.
But broiled patridge iz better than broiled krow, and i had rather hav broiled krow than broiled mule just for a change.
THE SNIPE.
The snipe iz a gray, misterious bird, who git up out ov low, wet places quick, and git back again quick.
They are pure game, and are shot on the move.
They are az tender tew brile az a saddle rok oyster, and eat az eazy az sweetmeats.
The snipe haz a long bill (about the length ov a doktor’s) and git a living bi thrusting it down into the fat earth, and then pumping the juices out with their tounge.
I hav seen snipe so phatt that when they waz shot 50 feet in the air and phell on to the hard ground, they would split open like an egg.