4 INTRODUCTION TO THIRD EDITION. 



my friends have had over its contents, and the un- 

 expected favor with which it has been received by 

 other lovers of the sport and the wilderness. 



The press of my own and other cities have spoken 

 many kind words for it, far beyond what I should 

 have dared to hope : for this I am truly grateful. 



Believing, from the recognition it has received, 

 that it may still enlarge its circle of readers, the 

 third edition is issued (the second being ex- 

 hausted) ; to which have been added new chapters 

 and numerous illustrations. 



The sketches were drawn by my friends Mr. 

 Joseph P. Livermore and Charles W. Reed of this 

 city ; who have caught the true spirit of their sub- 

 jects, and interpreted them with artistic skill and 

 fidelity. I here tender them my warmest thanks 

 for their kindness, and for the interest they have 

 taken in their work. 



And now, dear reader, in parting may we take to 

 heart in their full significance these charming lines 

 of Tom Moore : 



" Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, 

 Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy, 

 Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, 

 And bring back the features which joy used to wear." 



VALE. 



