38 WITH GUN AND GUIDE 



Two years ago, from out of the far northwest, a 

 German by the name of George Newman came to Henry 

 to hunt for moose. He walked all the way, and suffered 

 very much in consequence, as he was of portly build ; 

 besides he was but a poor walker. 



His guide, as is usual with all guides, pointed out to 

 him the various game tracks on the road. 



" Here's a fresh track just made this morning. It's a 

 cow's. Here is a calf's track. So it's a mother and 

 her calf. This track is a bull's, but it's an old one. 

 You can see it was made before the last rain. Do you 

 see this little track ? It's a doe's track." 



And so on from hour to hour and day to day. As 

 the German's sight was not good and he had to change 

 his glasses every time he examined the numerous 

 tracks, by the time he reached Hurd Lake he had be- 

 come tired and impatient of hearing about the never- 

 ending tracks, and he declared himself in this manner. 



" See here, my friendt, I do not want to see dose bulls' 

 tracks, dose cows' tracks or dose calfs' tracks. I do 

 not want to know how fresh or how old dey are, 

 whedder dey were before de rain or after de rain. I 

 did not come here to see tracks. I come to see live 

 tings not tracks. Now, I command you, show me 

 not tracks any more, but de animals what make dose 

 tracks. Und I hereby notify you dat I will not pay for 

 dem tracks hunting, but only for de hunting of de 

 animals demselves." 



