284 Trails to Woods and Waters 



They soon started what we thought a coon, 

 and were almost immediately barking " Up a 

 Tree." 



Ben and I hurried to the spot, all excite- 

 ment. 



That evening while we had been hunting 

 for our first raccoon track, Ben had been lec- 

 turing me upon the importance of always be- 

 ing upon the alert in the woods, and especially 

 of the necessity for instant obedience. 



All the wilderness babies have to obey in- 

 stantly. Their lives depend upon it. So 

 man when he goes into the woods must be 

 alert, and it is always well for a boy to obey 

 his elders when he is in the woods without 

 stopping to ask questions. 



One of the great dangers, especially when 

 in a district where timber has been recently 

 cut, is from limbs that lodge in the tops of 

 trees when adjacent trees are felled. 



These limbs will often fall without a sec- 

 ond's warning and strike a man down. More 

 lumber jacks are hurt in this way than in any 

 other. 



