OF THE MOOSE. 



less as the large black object cautiously 

 moved nearer, wondering at each step 

 who was challenging him in his woodland 

 retreat. By a superhuman effort the 

 stern man, in a voice scarcely above a 

 whisper, told his friend to extinguish the 

 light, as the animal would be upon them 

 in a short space of time. The animal, 

 which proved to be a large bull moose, 

 decided that a closer inspection of these 

 trespassers was in order. He was now 

 scarce a rod away, and the light from the 

 jack being exceedingly bright made him 

 somewhat bewildered, with the result 

 that he charged the canoe. The water, 

 being shallow at this point, favored the 

 men and prevented a possible catastro- 

 phe. His lordship jumped in and the 

 men jumped out of the canoe. They 

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