INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



past finished, it was not a great while before 

 one after another dozed off into fitful slum- 

 ber. One blanket covered the forms of three 

 men, and in place of under bedding and 

 spring mattress we had the board floor. The 

 steady pour of the rain resounded continually 

 upon the roof, while the snap of the pine 

 fagots mingled with the hiss of drops of 

 water falling on the burning embers. It is 

 not easy for three persons to sleep under one 

 blanket resting upon a hard surface. The 

 disposition to change position became a fixed 

 habit with all three, but invariably the one 

 who attempted it met with unreasonable 

 objections and muttered protests from the 

 other two. If one turned over all three had 

 to follow suit. It seemed to be a case where 

 the minority ruled, while the majority swore 

 at the minority. The one-eyed dog, becoming 

 restless from the cold when the fire went out, 

 repeatedly attempted to find a place for him- 

 self under the blanket, but discovered that a 

 76 



