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as carefully, and keeps just as sharp a look- 

 out as he did at the beginning. If he does 

 this, and exercises a little common-sense 

 in still-hunting, as in every thing else, com- 

 mon-sense is the most necessary of qualities, 

 he may be sure that his reward will come 

 some day; and when it does come, he feels 

 a gratification that only his fellow-sportsmen 

 can understand. 



We lunched at the foot of a great clay 

 butte, where there was a bed of snow. Fall 

 or winter hunting in the Bad Lands has one 

 great advantage: the hunter is not annoyed 

 by thirst as he is almost sure to be if walk- 

 ing for long hours under the blazing sum- 

 mer sun. If he gets very thirsty, a mouth- 

 ful or two of snow from some hollow will 

 moisten his lips and throat; and anyhow 

 thirstiness is largely a mere matter of habit. 

 For lunch, the best thing a hunter can carry 

 is dried or smoked venison, with not too 

 much salt in it. It is much better than 

 bread, and not nearly so dry ; and it is easier 

 to carry, as a couple of pieces can be thrust 



