264 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



reporting at the same time our success. 

 The young man already referred to in the 

 early part of this cruise pressed into service 

 two of his companions, and off we started for 

 the game. Inside of two hours it was in the 

 yard and under cover, closing up a wonderful 

 day's experience for me. Three moose had 

 actually been within my grasp, for both the 

 others could have been mine as easily as the 

 one we captured, but the "if" let two of 

 them escape. 



I cannot say at the close of this adventure 

 a most remarkable one that the result 

 made me over-joyous, as many a previous 

 cruise had done. When a bird or animal has 

 the chance of keeping clear of the range of 

 my gun and is attracted within it, falling 

 thereby, there are no compunctions ; but a 

 moose held by dogs, so that he has no freedom, 

 seems to me unjustified slaughter. It was my 

 first experience, as it was the last, in this style 

 of hunting. The unpleasant task of reconciling 

 the owner of poor Bover to his loss was pre- 

 formed by the promise of a nice pup, which 

 was sent him the following week. After two 

 days longer amongst the geese, my journey 



