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A Hunting Trip 



one of the number with flat hand would strike 

 the unfortunate one on the part most dis- 

 tended by this pecuhar choice of position, with 

 all his skill and strength — when it was the 

 duty of the party struck to name the person 



By Twos. 



who hit him; otherwise he was required to 

 guess again. The author entered the game 

 for the purpose of demonstrating that he was 

 a hail-fellow-well-met even among an un- 

 known quality. It became evident, however, 

 before the game proceeded very much far- 



