The wild duk iz a game bird, and are shot on the wing.
They kan fli next faster tew a wild pigeon, and if yu aim right at them on the wing, yure shot will hit whare the wild duk just waz.
I hav seen akres ov them git up oph from the water at once; they made az mutch noize az the breaking up ov a kamp meeting.
I hav often fired into them with a dubble-barrelled gun, when they waz rizing, with both mi eyes shut, and never injured enny duk, az i kno ov.
I always waz fust rate at missing wild duks on the move.
Sumtimes a duk gits lame, and, when they do, they lay rite down and giv it up.
Thare ain’t no 2 legged thing on the face ov this earth kan outlimp a lame duk.
Yu often hear the term “lame duk” applied tew sum men, and perhaps never knu what it ment.
Studdy natur, and yu will find out whare all the truth cums from.