I proposed that we would not compliment each other till we had lighted our fire and cooked our steaks.  As we had now some teal, we added a couple to our repast.  We had some lucifers, so we soon made a glorious fire.  Having plucked our teal, we poked them under the ashes, while, in true sportsman fashion, we toasted the steaks at the end of our ramrod. Having also pepper and salt, we had every reason to be satisfied with our repast.