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HUNTING ADVENTUKES. 



And being seated together for a few minutes, each one took a sri.oke 

 of the pipe, and recited his exploits, and his "coups" or oeaths ; 

 when all parties-had a hearty laugh at me, as a novice, for naving 

 aimed at an old bull, whose flesh was not suitable for food, and the 

 carts were escorted on the trail, to bring away the meat. I rode 

 back with Mr. M'Kenzie, who pointed out five cows which he had 

 killed, and all of them selected as the fattest and sleekest of the 

 herd. This astonishing feat was all performed within the distance 

 of one mile all were killed at full speed, and every one shot 

 through the heart. In the short space of time required for a horse 

 under "full whip," to run the distance of one mile, he had dis- 

 charged his gun five, and loaded it four times selected his animals, 

 and killed at every shot ! There were six or eight others killed 

 at the same time, which altogether furnished, as will be seen, 

 abundance of freight for the carts ; which returned, as well as 

 several packhorses, loaded with the choicest parts, which were cut 

 from the animals, and the remainder of the carcasses left a prey for 

 the wolves. 



Such is the mode by which white men live in this country such 

 the way in which they get their food, and such is one of their 

 delightful amusements at the hazard of every bone in one's body, 

 to feel the fine and thrilling exhilaration of the chase for a moment, 

 and then as often to upbraid and blame himself for his f jlly and 

 imprudence. 



