192 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



No. 1, and I'll use No. 2, and let us get after 

 those two winged ones, or we'll lose them." 

 Will soon started her, and we began to gain 

 on the nearest one. " The other chap is 

 going off at right angles. Now, Will, try your 

 No. 10 on him. Bang ! he's under, don't 

 think you touched him. Give him the other 

 as soon as he shows above. Bang ! There he 

 lies, with his wings spread. Now for the 

 other ! load up, and we are after him. He 

 knows it too, and it is no mean race. What 

 is the matter with him ? He is not larger 

 than a teal. Well ! well ! well ! did you ever 

 see the equal of that ? " 



This fellow had actually weighted his body 

 a power that geese and some ducks have, 

 when closely pursued, and can by this keep 

 their bodies invisible under water, with their 

 beaks just above. " Get up near, Will, and 

 I'll blow him from underwater with my No. 8 

 blunderbuss." So when we were within 6 or 

 8 yards of his bill, or beak, I spied it moving 

 along quite fast, so pulled on it. The volume 

 of that shot was so great from my No. 8 that I 

 actually killed him under water. Then we re- 

 turned, and picked up the four that fell short. 



