With Gun ^ Rod in Canada 



and rods. As entertainers, however, they were nonpareil. 

 But on several occasions I found it quite necessary to 

 send the unsophisticated guides to bed as the " hunting 

 and fishing " stories increased in fervour ! 



Why, those birds had hunted and fished in every city 

 on the map ! They could guide you from the Battery 

 in New York to the jumping-off place in San Francisco, 

 and without once getting out of sight of a policeman — 

 or a cabaret. 



In spite of their evident reluctance to wander far from 

 the environment of the cook, fireplace, spring-beds, and 

 other " modern conveniences," I felt that duty impelled 

 me to introduce them to the horns and fur of the north 

 woods. Some of them were actually persuaded to don 

 their hunting clothes. 



As the first morning after they arrived was suitable 

 for moose calling, the guides conducted one of the editors 

 to a likely-looking barrens about twenty minutes' walk 

 from camp. Just before daylight they called up a fine 

 bull moose. The editor fired five shots at the animal, 

 standing some fifty feet distant and aiming carefully 

 above his back, so as not to injure him. This performance 

 surprised the beast to such an extent that he walked 

 indignantly away. Whereupon the editor asked the guide 

 to kindly call the moose back, which the said guide 

 obligingly did. And again the moose stood patiently 

 before the requiring editor. Once more the trusty rifle 

 was discharged in the general direction of the moose, 

 the editor being careful all the time not to hit the animal. 

 After the fusillade, the moose just naturally departed and 

 refused to listen to the imploring voice of the guide, 

 when, upon request, he attempted to recall him. Now, 

 the guides hold that this editor showed the best sporting 

 spirit that they had ever seen demonstrated under like 

 conditions. It was quite evident that he desired to see 



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