OF THE MOOSE. 



us and over we went into four feet of 

 mud and water." 



A New York sportsman had his guide 

 call a moose into the East Branch 

 thoroughfare one evening just before 

 dark, and the guide tells of his difficulty 

 in pointing him out to the sportsman, 

 who happened to be nearsighted. The 

 moose walked right out into the water 

 away from the concealment of the bushes 

 and stopped. The guide nudged the 

 sportsman and whispered to shoot. 



" Shoot what ? " said the sportsman in 

 a louder tone than was prudent under 

 the circumstances. " I don't see any- 

 thing to shoot." 



"Shoot the moose," he whispered 

 again, "there he stands under that 

 broken-topped spruce." 



