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slightly in advance of the wagon, accompanied by " Ponto," 

 in search of ruffed grouse. He had not been out ten 

 minutes when the barking of " Ponto" was heard, and 

 within the next five minutes he had fired two shots. A few 

 minutes later he returned to the road with " Ponto" at his 

 heels. The author was walking some distance in advance 

 of the wagon which was loaded with our baggage, and was 

 therefore, at this moment, in full view of our amateur 

 sportsman, who drew proudly from his pockets two fine 

 birds which he had just shot, having killed them with the 

 shot-gun, since he had not become sufficiently expert in the 

 use of the rifle to be able to convince a ruffed grouse that 

 he " was wanted" when the gun was fired. 



The photographer now sent " Ponto" once more into 

 the woods. Soon after a loud and lively barking was 

 heard, and our amateur sportsman was again quickly lost 

 to our sight; had gone again into the dense woods that 

 form the boundary on either side of the rough country 

 road throughout the greater part of the w r hole distance 

 between Burk's Falls and Pickerel Lake. The sound of 

 his gun was again heard ; the dog soon after this rushed 

 once more across our front, but quickly returned to a spot 

 not far distant from where the last shot was fired. In a 

 few moments the sound of another shot resounded 

 throughout the forest ; the photographer is already flushed 

 with victory. Shot after shot is heard. Darkness was ap- 

 proaching and he was soon compelled to return from the 

 woods, because it was so dark that he could no longer see 

 the game ; but he was not satisfied, although he had killed 

 six beautiful birds in somewhat less than an hour. He 



