OF THE MOOSE. 



The lawyer saw it, and with his sixth 

 and last shot dropped the moose stone 

 dead. 



On another occasion, a sportsman, to 

 show his contempt for Maine's prohibi- 

 tion law, got gloriously full every day 

 before ten o'clock. 



The guide left him in the canoe one 

 afternoon while he went ashore to look 

 for some game signs on a bog near at 

 hand. As he was returning he saw a 

 nice moose step out of cover within 

 ridiculously easy rifle shot of the sports- 

 man. The sportsman at once opened 

 fire on the moose, but after many shots 

 the animal trotted off, untouched. 



" 'T was this haway," said the bibulous 

 hunter, in explaining his misses, " when 

 that moose came out there was only 

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