INTRODUCTION. ALi 
and he who desires to become proficient in this line of 
hunting should commit them to memory, and make them 
applicable when the occasion presents itself. 
The mechanical construction and the choke boring 
of fire arms I have avoided discussing, for they are 
secrets of the trade, and could be of no possible benefit 
to the majority of my readers. This book has not been 
gotten up for the purpose of advertising any particular 
gun or ammunition, and the reader will find no partiality 
in that respect. My sincere desire being, to give to the 
sporting brotherhood, a book instructive and elevating 
to the young, full of pleasing reminiscences to the ex- 
perienced, and one worthy of beinga fireside companion 
in every home; one that your wife or your sister can 
open and see that a man can be a sportsman and a 
gentleman. 
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