196 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



CHAPTER VII. 



RIFLE SHOOTING, BY AN AMERICAN 

 GENTLEMAN. 



" Kingston, Upper Canada, 

 ** Aug. 4th, 1819. 

 " Dear Sir, 



'' As you have proved one of my best 

 and most diligent pupils, I shall attempt 

 to give you a few plain instructions, and 

 make a few plain observations about the 

 rifle, aiming only to make myself so un- 

 derstood, that attention to what I shall 

 communicate will enable any one to 

 acquire a skilful management of this 



