BULLETS AND THEIE BILLETS 



er's self-respect. There is usually this 

 excuse for precipitate shooting, that In- 

 dian and French Canadian gillies are 

 far too ready with their "tirez, tirez," 

 a suggestion difficult to resist. In theory 

 it is easy to say " bring me in sight of 

 game, and then fall behind and keep 

 still," but this puts rather a cruel strain 

 on men whose speech centres are easily 

 excited, and who may not have perfect 

 confidence in your ability to judge, and 

 accept, the favourable instant. 



A glass not only discovers animals 

 which would escape even the trained eye 

 of the woodsman, but often saves you a 

 long stalk ; moreover it gives you many 

 an interesting half-hour with moose 

 feeding in the water-lilies, bear gather- 

 ing berries or digging for ants, smaller 

 creatures carrying on the affairs of 

 their daily lives, or caribou playing 

 quaintly and solemnly together in some 

 marshy meadow. 



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