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THE HUNTER'S ARCADIA. 



shades of yellow till the zenith is reached, where 

 all disappear into pure cobalt blue. It would be 

 difficult to tell where one colour commences and 

 another terminates, but the effect is grand beyond 

 conception, and, therefore, far beyond what language 

 can describe. 



Actual shooting we all enjoy, but how much 

 is its pleasure enhanced by witnessing such glories 

 of the universe surrounding the scenes of our 

 adventures ! 



My watch was not so lonely, for my Zulu and 

 dog were with me ; yet, after the sun dipped, a 

 solemnity stole over the scene, strikingly calculated 

 to impress the inexperienced with his isolation. 

 How often in far-distant America have I done 

 the same as now ; but, as America and the 

 country I am in are so far separated, there is 

 much to tell of the difference between them. 



But, for all the solemnity that surrounds you, 

 there is abundance to inform you that animal life 

 has not yet retired to rest, for new, and often 

 unknown, sounds constantly break the stillness. 



Foremost among these is the discordant note 

 of the Goliah heron (Ardea goliali), whose strong, 



