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this : in fact, I have seen such exploits 

 done with the rifle, that they would not 

 be believed in any country where that 

 arm was not in exclusive use, and the 

 smooth bore looked upon with ineffable 

 contempt. 



I have the honour to remain, 



Dear Sir, 



Your very obedient and obhged friend, 



S S . 



To F. Tolfrey, Esq., Quebec. 



I give this letter verbatim as I received 

 it from the writer; and, making due al- 

 lowance for national idiom and peculiarity 

 of style, I think my readers will admit 

 that it contains a great deal of sound, 

 practical information. 



If my little work should perchance be 

 taken up by one or more of our crack gun- 

 makers, they may benefit by a perusal of 

 this paper, albeit from the pen of an 



