A CAPRICIOUS BEAST 73 



in examining signs ; or if he be not too lazy 

 to get up in the morning when the frost is sharp and 

 keen and he thinks it too cold to leave his warm and 

 snug bed, to say nothing about going miles away and 

 sitting for hours shivering in a canoe and waiting for 

 an answer to his call. All this he should get used to — 

 and must, if he aspires to bear the hunter's " blushing 

 honors thick upon him." 



