The Home Afloat; Or, the Boy Trappers of the Hackensack
The Home Afloat; Or, the Boy Trappers of the Hackensack
Thomas Townshend
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Old Harry had prepared the decoys in the following manner: A piece of lead, weighing about one and a half pounds, was screwed to each decoy; this was placed underneath in the center, to act as ballast, and cause the decoy to sit on the water in the most natural way. A small leather loop had also been tacked underneath, to which was attached about six feet of twine, with a heavy spike at the other end. The spike was to act as an anchor. Sadie watched them from the bedroom window as they rowed st...raight across the river. As they approached the opposite shore the old darkey told the boys to stop rowing, and steering the boat to a position about twenty yards off shore, he dropped the decoys overboard. As they danced up and down on the water Clinton declared that they looked so natural, he was almost tempted to shoot at them. They rowed into a small creek, and after hiding their boat in the reeds they proceeded to walk toward 181 Digitized by Google i82 Home Afloat the river. Upon arriving there, they saw their decoys sitting on the water, and they certainly looked as if they were inviting others to join them.
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