i 3 4 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



the sight started all the tired feeling. There 

 were eighty or a hundred of those old settlers, 

 the real Canadian goose, feeding within an 

 easy shot of quite a knoll for the North- West. 

 As I was on the seat farthest from them, I 

 told him to keep the horse moving, so as 

 to attract their attention, and I would try 

 to drop out on the distant side. This was 

 accomplished })u\ how, I don't know. When 

 on the ground, I found I was completely 

 hidden, and there was Ready crouching. 

 He had seen the birds as quickly as we, and 

 sneaked along under the waggon. The knoll 

 between me and the geese made it compara- 

 tively easy creeping. When as near as it 

 was possible to get without exposure, I peeped 

 over the natural blind. What a sight was 

 there 1 They were watching the horse, and 

 were inclined to fear him, apparently ready 

 for a start, as they had walked much closer 

 together than when first seen. Directly in 

 front of me were eight or ten standing in a 

 line, covering about a foot, with others a little 

 outside this range. The left barrel of No. 10 

 was loaded with " B," and the right with 

 " buck,' ; so I concluded to try the left sitting, 



