TRANSLATOR'S NOTE. 



Last spring I received a visit from M. Bevoil, 

 who expressed a desire that his sporting sketches 

 and reminiscences of adventure in the Northern 

 States of America shoukl be introduced to the 

 British public. They had acquired considerable 

 popularity in France, and as, upon examination, 

 they appeared to me to have considerable merit, I 

 consented to put them into an English dress. Of 

 course, there are features in them which will seem 

 strange to the British taste, and our sportsmen may 

 jjossibly object to some of the methods adopted as 

 not quite orthodox. They contain however, in my 

 opinion, what will be found to be a very fair 

 repertory of sport in North America ; and if they 

 serve to amuse and to foster a taste for sport, and 

 that love of adventure which is so inherent a quality 

 in my fellow-countrymen, the object of their publi- 

 cation will be gained. 



THE CHRONICLER. 



