Dog Sledging In the North 



another, a big one, on his knees, and the 

 third a short distance away, looking very de- 

 jected and uncomfortable. I did not know 

 then that the largest bull of all had stopped 

 on the other side of a little thicket ; and when 

 I commenced to give the finishing touches to 

 the wounded moose in sight, he, accompanied 

 by another wounded one, got away. As I shot 

 the big one on his knees, I was surprised by a 

 noise, and upon turning around found the de- 

 jected looking small bull coming full drive to- 

 ward me. I had only time to turn around and 

 shoot him in the breast before he was on me. 

 I do not think that he intended to charge ; his 

 coming toward me was probably entirely acci- 

 dental. Still it had the effect of sending my 

 heart in my mouth. I then started out after 

 the wounded one, but when I saw that he was 

 not bleeding much concluded that, as it was 

 growing late, and I was seven or eight miles 

 from camp, I would not have more than time 

 to cover up the three moose with snow so that 

 I could skin them the next morning. Before 

 doing so, however, I sat down on top of my 

 biggest moose, and, as these were the first 

 moose that I had ever seen, I surveyed them 

 with a great deal of satisfaction. 



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