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" ' To cut the matter short, What did you shoot"? I killed a 

 partridge and a pigeon. Mr. Pitt killed several red squirrels 

 (which, cooked with some dried beef for want of salt, made 

 an excellent stew). John P. killed some sqnirrels and a par- 

 tridge. Mr. Hutchins killed a skunk. Besides these, we hit 

 several paper marks, and some we did not hit. This is a 

 true account of our hunting and fishing down to the time of 

 our ' change of base ' and my departure for the States. 



" A tender conscience and compassion for the inexperienced 

 prompts these confessions. Of course the veterans can do bet- 

 ter. They have had their say, and will get more credit than 

 we o-reenhorns any way. All ears are open to them. As a 

 counterpoise to their exciting stories, we feel bound to leave it 

 as our last woi'd to amateur hunters and trappers, that they 

 should not set their hearts on external success and pleasure, 

 but rather on the benefits to be derived from hard discipline. 

 In that case, we can assure them that they will not be disap- 

 pointed." 



