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HE volume now submitted to the reader is a 

 translation from the French of M. Benedict 

 Revoil, who some years ago traversed many 

 parts of the United States, intent upon the 

 pursuit of game. He has recorded his experiences and 

 adventures in an unpretending but animated and enter- 

 taining narrative, which is entirely free from exaggeration, 

 and is commendably characterized by exceeding modesty 

 in its references to the writer's own achievements. 



There can be no doubt about his enthusiasm ; as little 

 about his powers of endurance. His skill, apparently, 

 was considerable ; and if he had a quick eye for a victim 

 to his rifle, he had also a keen perception of the beauties 

 of Nature. And, indeed, if the following pages contained 

 nothing more than a mere record of the " heads of game " 

 daily slaughtered by himself, his hosts, and his friends, 

 they would be of interest only to a limited circle of 

 readers, and would scarcely have been worth the trouble 

 of rendering into English. But M. Revoil had a faculty 

 of observation which makes his volume pleasant reading, 



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