CONTENTS. 



Excursion The Sessions ir. the Backwoods An inconvenient 

 Court-house Departiire from Keller's Farm Road-making in 

 the Backwoods Visit to Bahrens Habitual Ueserve of the 

 Americiuis Mechanical lugcuuity of Backwoodsmen An In- 

 dian Adventure Raccoon-shooting Bee-hunting in the Back- 

 woods Duck-shooting Curly the Settler A Prize Curly's 

 Mishap An Unpleasant Nocturnal Visitor Shooting a Pan- 

 ther Return to Slowtrap's 2lo 257 



CHAPTER IX. 



HUNTING ANECDOTES AND EXPERIENCES CHRISTMAS 

 CHKNWELI, AM) 1JIS REMINISCENCES. 



Surprised by a Panther A New Hunting Excursion The Fox 

 " Stole Away " The Two old Cattle-dealers Bear-hunting 

 Extraordinary Deer-stalking by Night Duck-shooting 

 Thunderstorms in Arkansas Our Nocturnal Encampment 

 Indian Migration A Bootless Chase Lost in the Forest Mr. 

 Davis's Farm Conwcll and his Family Slowtrap's Adventure 

 with the Cow Terrace-hills A Pri/e A Sumptuous Break- 

 fast A Two-year-old Bruin A Comfortable Evening Indian 

 Stratagem Simplicity of the Backwoodsmen Bivouac Story 

 of the Moccasins Almost surprised by a Panther A Novel 

 Sleeping-room Struggle with a Buck Story of a Buffalo Hunt 

 Books in Wet Weather Manna in the Desert Marauding 

 Wolves Bruin in his Nest Honey-laden Home . 258 311 



CHAPTER X. 

 A PEim.ors BEAK-iTr.vr A nr.r.ATixG SOCIETY PAX- 



TIIKU JH'NT DISASTROUS KVKNTS UK ATI I UK KKS- 



KIM: Di.i'AKTruK. 



Bear-; in their Winter Quarters Bruin's Cave Our Adventure in 

 the Cave Attack and Itetivat - Piir-ncd by a Wounded Bi:ar 

 Virtorv at las-t Another Bruin in his Lair Backwoods De- 



