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the grandeur of the landscape. At 2 p.m. 

 we were near the city of Nitze-fu, when 

 the boat was stopped on a flat in view of 

 the city, which was the largest yet seen 

 while going up the river. With our glasses 

 we could see that the country around 

 afforded plenty of cover and we began to 

 recover our spirits with the hope that 

 success would ultimately crown our efforts. 

 We retired early with all the stars shining 

 brightly above and for the first night slept 

 under the influence of even tempers 

 and pleasant dreams. Early the next 

 morning, being the 13th., we were in the 

 field fully equipped for the day's sport, and 

 while it was, practically, the first full day's 

 shooting we had enjoyed, it was also the 

 first day we had had any substantial success. 

 The boat was moved higher up and nearer 

 to the city, which has a pretty location be- 

 tween the river and hills, and the shooting 

 in the afternoon also proved good. We 

 found most of the pheasants on the right 

 bank of the river. The natives said that 

 there were many wild pigs among the 

 mountains and one was seen, but too far 

 off to shoot. We were beginning to feel 



