When they arrived the wounds of the dogs were
carefully washed, and a wet bandage was fastened with some
difficulty upon Prince's wound. Leaving all the dogs behind, with
the exception of the retrievers, Mr. Hardy and the boys started for
a walk along the river, leading with them a horse to bring back the
game, as their former experience had taught them that carrying half
a dozen ducks and geese under a broiling sun was no joke. They were
longer this time than before in making a good bag; and
after-experience taught them that early in the morning or late in
the evening was the time to go down to the stream, for at these
times flights of birds were constantly approaching, and they could
always rely upon coming home laden after an hour's shooting. Upon
the present occasion, however, they did not do badly, but returned
with a swan, three geese, and twelve ducks, just in time to find
the men preparing for dinner.
The next morning the two bullock carts were sent off with Hans and
Terence to Rosario, to fetch the posts for the fence, together with
two more coils of wire, which had been left there from want of room
in the carts when they came up. Charley was sent with them, in
order that he might find out if the sailing vessel had arrived with
the plows and heavy baggage.
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