CHAPTER II 
Newfoundland—continued 
To sport—Hosannah ! 
Hunt, fish, shoot, 
Would a man fulfil life’s duty ! 
Not to the bodily frame alone 
Does sport give strength and beauty, 
But character gains. 
HE gods are sometimes kind to the 
unfortunate, and they favoured me 
as I went back to camp that late 
afternoon. Within two miles of home I my- 
self spotted a beast in the distance, which, 
for a wonder, Johnny had not seen. I fancy he 
was so disgusted with his former experience of 
me that he had relaxed his vigilance. Anyhow, 
I saw the caribou first, and was hugely elated 
in consequence. 
I had but the two cartridges, one in the 
chamber, the other in the magazine, and Johnny’s 
eyes began to sparkle again with excitement as 
he held the rifle and set about crawling towards 
a hillock which would put us within eighty yards 
of our game. The excitement was intense! I 
wriggled my way in imitation of the Indian’s 
undulating passage over the mossy ground, and 
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