12 CARIBOU SHOOTING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



scapes, towering mountains, the pure bracing atmos- 

 phere, and to float on the ocean waves ; but alas ! I 

 cannot afford such an outing. It is not ' too rich for 

 my blood,' but for my purse there's the rub. I get 

 just that far, and the barrier is so great that, crest- 

 fallen, I give up in despair, and take a day off here 

 and there. Three or four times during the summer I 

 go to the river for a day's fishing for bass, and as often 

 I run down to the beach, spending one or two days at 

 a time there. This, with an occasional shoot with the 

 club at inanimate targets, makes up about all the re- 

 creation I can afford, unless you can put me on a plan 

 by which I can take a better outing conscious as I 

 am of the fact that the 'day at a time' outing is of 

 very little benefit, inasmuch as I must work all the 

 harder to make up for the day or two of temporary 

 absence." Knowing my friend's income, habits, home 

 life and inclinations, as well as his oft-expressed desire 

 to accompany me on one of my annual outings, I was 

 not long in obtaining his permission to be inter- 

 viewed, and assured of correct replies to such ques- 

 tions as I might ask, with a view of his " raising the 

 wind," and enabling him to take an outing from 

 which he could derive some permanent benefit. 



" Ready? Here goes! How many extra or unne- 

 cessary meals do you take and pay for at the club or 



