CHAPTER IX. 



HUNTING AXF.CDOTES AND EXPEttlEXCES CHRIST- 

 MAS COXAVELL AND HIS REMINISCENCES. 



A backwoods gun Anecdote of .1 panther My dog" Bcarsgronsc " 

 Colliuur's house Hunting a tame bear Hunting expedi- 

 tion Hailstorm Spirit-seller IJoute of Eastern Indians; 

 their sufferings The "Mulberry" river Christmas-eve 

 Comvell, the old settler Hunting with Conwell His nge and 

 robust frame A bear Fat turkeys Anecdotes of the In- 

 dians; their cunning Anecdote of the moccasins Method of 

 hanging up deer Dangerous work with a buck Anecdote of 

 a buffalo-hunt successful sport. 



MEANTIME it grow dusk, and Slowtrap returned with 

 seven ducks, three of which had had their heads shot 

 off. Meat was now plentiful. After S. had made 

 himself comfortable that is to say, had taken off his 

 hat, laid aside his rifle and pouch, pulled off his wet 

 shoes and stockings, taken unto himself a slice of cold 

 turkey, with its appropriate, maize bread and boiled 

 pumpkin, seated himself with his feet to the fire, cut 

 off a piece of his chair to make a toothpick, and begun 

 complacently to pick his teeth, a sure sign that lie felt 

 comfortable, all which operations took about three 

 quarters of an hour he a.-ked, "Well, what's the 

 news?" As the answer was not encouraging, another 

 long pause ensued. "NVhen it was quite dark, and a 

 good fire was burning, his wife brought us some bread 



