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on the rocks. We landed, and searched in every direction, but 

 could discover no trace of our friends, and had almost given 

 them up as lost, when a quick and meiTy bark from Billy re- 

 newed our hopes. We followed the sound, and soon found 

 Howard and Adella ; Billy, in utter contempt of his wounds, 

 madly careering round them. Ours was indeed a joyful meet- 

 ing ; and now that the danger was past, we had a hearty laugh 

 at the spree. It appeared that Howard and Adella, heedless 

 of the storm, had struggled on in pursuit of the game. The 

 foam and spray hid everything ten yards from them, when on 

 a sudden they came on the Moose standing on a shallow, and 

 apparently terrified at the tempest. Howard instantly dropped 

 his pole, seized his rifle, and fired, — the canoe flew round with 

 the wind, and Adella losing all command of her, they threw 

 themselves in the bottom as a last resource. The last thing 

 they recollected was the canoe being dashed to pieces against a 

 rock. When they came to, they found they had been cast by 

 the force of the water many yards on the point, but had not re- 

 ceived any material injury. When the dog found them, they 

 were on their way down the river, as Adella said he thought 

 Sabatisie would run his canoe on the island, if he could escape 

 the rapid. * I am sure,' said Howard, ' I saw the Moose I shot 

 at on the shallow, fall ; in fact I was so near I could not well 

 miss it. What think you, Sabatisie, have we any chance of 

 finding it V ' If brother kill him, he for sartain soon found ; 

 but guess meat now not very good — water in rapid very much 

 strong, and rocks sharp.' ' Well,' said I, ' we are sure, I trust, 

 of my fellow, as I much wish to send his noble antlers and 

 handsome jacket to England, as trophies. They have a very 

 poor opinion concerning the sporting in the Provinces, and 

 very little better of that of the United States : indeed, I have 

 seen it stated by more than one writer, that a gun is an almost 

 useless article in these parts, as there is not any game worth 

 mentioning. The fact is, these feather-bed sportsmen drive 

 through the country, visit the principal places, make a few in- 

 quiries, take a short excursion, perhaps not three miles from 



