1 68 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



disputed ground and crossed over, the cap- 

 tain's boat came ashore, and took the second 

 one off. When this was done, and done with 

 such an exhibition of delight, the ugly in my 

 composition became roused, and considering 

 them interlopers, I hurled a good-sized stone 

 into the pool, concluding it would be some 

 time before a salmon would be seen there. 

 They evidently thought so too, for they at 

 once came to the shore, and marched straight 

 up to me. A moment or two before the major 

 came on the scene, and was talking to me, 

 when the captain thus accosted me 



" Did you throw that stone into the pool ? " 



"Yes." 



" Thanks." 



" Oh, you are entirely welcome to that one." 



At that reply he seized my rod, and I as 

 quickly seized him by the throat, and thus 

 addressed him : " Don't think, sir, because 

 you are an officer, you can do as you please 

 with Nova Scotians, for you will be greatly 

 mistaken with this crowd. I have always 

 been taught to think of army officers as 

 gentlemen, but have found at least two that 

 are not. Give up that rod at once, or take 



