4 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



ears, " This is a d 1 of a go ! " We got him 

 out at last, with clothes completely soaked 

 and gun full of water. This cooled his and 

 our ardour so much that we were not inclined 

 to seek another crossing that night, but de- 

 cided to retrace our steps, get as near the 

 edge of the lake as possible, and give a call to 

 ascertain if there were moose on the ground. 

 So Jack placed himself behind a spruce-bush 

 for concealment, while Bob and I crept as 

 near the edge of the lake as possible, hiding 

 ourselves with spruce-boughs and meadow- 

 grass. Presently we heard the call " Mwar ! " * 

 Jack's trembling adding the additional r. 

 Before this sound had died away in the dis- 

 tance, our ears were greeted with the desired 

 reply, "Bwar!" 



"Ah ! " said Jack, " he's there. Look out 

 now" Jack speaks again. Nearer came 

 the answer. " He's coming, boys. I see 

 him up the meadow, and he's trotting down 

 fast. He's a rattler! What horns! Oh, 

 if he were only on the edge of the meadow, 

 we'd have him sure ! " 



* Mwar should be sounded with nostrils closed so as to get the 

 correct tone. 



