HABITS, HAUNTS, AND ANECDOTES 



arrangement by which the light is quickly 

 covered without extinguishing it. The 

 splashing continued, and both were un- 

 decided whether to back out of their 

 present position or light up and see what 

 the real cause of the disturbance was. 

 The man in the stern suggested that the 

 lamp had better remain in the bottom of 

 the canoe, while his friend in the bow 

 considered it far better to have a little 

 light on the subject and therefore be able 

 to get their bearings. By scratching a 

 match and connecting it with the wick, 

 the jack threw a strong light far ahead 

 on the silent waters. It required but a 

 second to see a large dark object ten rods 

 ahead, waist deep in the water, and stand- 

 ing head on. Moose fever had attacked 

 both of the men, and they sat motion- 

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