HELD UP ' BY A CARIBOU STAG 



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The two men are not altogether hunters ; they spend part of 

 their time fishing on the deep, and part in cultivating a little 

 clearing by courtesy called a farm. However, they often hire their 

 services in the fine autumn weather to sportsmen for a few weeks in 

 the wilds, and after hunting hours in the field are over, when at 



A FEARFUL TRIAL OF STRENGTH. 



length the welcome pipe is enjoyed at the camp fire, the story of how 

 Harry defeated the ' musky ' stag is often called for, while in all 

 the settlements his name is honoured. A pleasant smile greets 

 him from the village lasses, and once in a while a mother, hoping 

 for similar courage in her offspring, will name some pink lump of 

 humanity after the hero of the caribou plains. 



