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CHAPTER XXV. 



TWO SPORTS ; OR, OUT FOR A LARK. 



They were not scientific hunters, 

 Their experience had just begun ; 



But they were a couple of thoroughbreds, 

 And out to have some fun. 



IN treating as fully as I have in other parts of this 

 book of the many little things so necessary to bear in 

 mind, so essential always to remember, to bring success 

 to the hunter, it seems to me that should I allow the 

 opportunity to pass without calling the reader's attention 

 to the other side, and not expose the faults and dis- 

 close the imperfections that are so glaring in some in- 

 experienced hunters, that I would be remiss in duty, as 

 well as foregoing a very pleasant task to myself. In 

 doing this, I shall not pick out those who are entirely 

 without knowledge of the handling of guns, or who 

 have never hunted ; but rather choose those who have 

 been out at times, are very ordinary shots, possessed of 

 happy-go-lucky dispositions, and are out to have a good 

 time. 



We will take two such persons, individuals that one 

 daily meets with. One of them an American, a youth 

 of perhaps twenty-two, whose whole life has been passed 

 in some small city, who has been brought into sharp con- 

 tact with the struggles of the world, and who feels well 

 satisfied with himself; in fact, is sure that he has for- 

 gotten what would afford an excellent education to 



