I 66 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



time intervening between the return of the photographer 

 and the 15th of October, was spent, very pleasantly, in deer- 

 hunting, partridge-shooting, trout-fishing, and the taking 

 of negatives. On the 12th of October occurred a very un- 

 expected and memorable event in the life of the author, — 

 his first meeting with a large bull moose face to face. It is 

 feared though that this incident will lack pathos for our 

 readers, as it did not result tragically for either the man 

 or the moose. The morning of this eventful day was 

 spent by our party in deer-hunting and fishing. Mid-day 

 found us, however, back in our camp. Both the captain and 

 myself remained in camp until about four o'clock, when I 

 started out for a tramp, taking with me two bird-dogs and 

 a shot-gun. The first part of this tramp was entirely un- 

 eventful, and the meeting which I now report did not occur 

 until about half-past five o'clock. I was at this time walking 

 quite rapidly down a ravine which was bounded on either 

 side by low hills. The dogs were running a few rods ahead 

 of me, when I was suddenly startled by a noise in the 

 bushes, and instantly beheld, standing before me, a large 

 bull moose within less than six rods of the muzzle of my 



