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and dogs to drive ibem into lake or river, it requires very 

 little skill on his part to get venison ; and a man wlio is a 

 very poor shot will sometimes start from Martin's and return 

 in a few days with two or three deer, for when they are 

 driven into into the water, there is very little chance of their 

 escape, if the hunter is watching near the place where they 

 go in ; or in " shining" them either, for the guide silently 

 paddles you up almost close enough to catch the victim by 

 the tail ; and then there is some chance of shooting the guide, 

 or the dog, or yourself in the excitement of the moment, or 

 the guide has to knock the deer on the head with a club, if 

 you don't kill him. When Martin wants venison, he sends 

 any of the guides who may be lounging about the house off 

 on a drive. Here is a rough copv of one of my artist's 

 sketches. 



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Joe. Of course there are anglers who are not less verdant 

 than the hunters ? 



Nes. Anglers ! — hand me that ale, I'm dry, talking so 

 much — Why it does not require angling to catch Lake 

 Trout, for in trolling the guide rows you over the fish, and 

 when one lays hold you must reel him in and take him ofiF as 

 a matter of course. If you fish the rapids when the Brook 



