204 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



rise the boys, and up go the guns. While we 

 were quivering with the excitement of the 

 scene, the old gander has twigged the move- 

 ment, and gives the alarm, which broke up the 

 direct line, making a falling backwards and a 

 rushing together, when " Bang ! " down they 

 come. " Bang ! bang ! " they are still falling. 

 " Bang ! " and yet they come. At this re- 

 ception they whirled before the wind, circling 

 to windward of our clamper, which brought 

 them within our range, but moving like a 

 streak of light. " Will, take those head fellows ; 

 give them five or six feet windage. I'll take 

 the middle. Now give it to them." " Bang ! 

 bang ! bang ! " Well done ! Well done ! S. 

 hasn't got them all, anyway. There are five 

 dead, two more fall to leeward, and one scaled. 

 The five were soon in the boat, and S. 

 gathered up even more than that. Great 

 Scot ! Those poor fellows got rough treat- 

 ment. While we were after those, two other 

 flocks came along, that, seeing our boats, 

 turned up the harbour for the channel feeding- 

 ground. Just look out towards the ice. What 

 a sight ! Hundreds I would be justified in 

 saying thousands for they were coming in 



