2i8 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



with the above additions, become veritable 

 giants. John has stepped up beside us, and 

 whispers, "Hope none of them will fall down 

 or tumble overboard I'd never get them up ! " 

 Will from the shore shouts out, "I hear the 

 old ganders ; they have just arrived, and there 

 appear to be lots of them." At this report 

 those of us who were to remain took down 

 our guns to the boat and waded her off, so 

 that they could get started while the sports- 

 men followed along. The lantern was now 

 lighted, and showed up brilliantly ahead. 

 Gun was given the place of honour next 

 the box, so that he might have a fair chance 

 to lay out his windrows; Bac taking the 

 second place, where his keen eye and acute 

 ear would serve him in his prospective 

 slaughter ; while Pat, the slayer of his hun- 

 dreds, occupied the third place, sitting there, 

 all drawn down and looking as meek as Moses, 

 but keeping that fellow Gun in view, that 

 he did not cheat him out of his shot. Thus 

 placed, with a push from each of us who were 

 to stay behind, and a shove from John's pole, 

 off they went on the wild-goose chase. " Good 

 luck ! " all of us shouted, and returned to the 



