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mal all day and this over the roughest of coun- 

 try, in the worst of weather, until the wounded 

 creature is overtaken and put out of its misery. 

 But the city sportsman and the childlike Indian 

 would not think of fasting all day and out of com- 

 passion for a wounded beast sleeping away from 

 camp without a blanket. The most chari- 

 table way to think is probably to consider both 

 our city friend and the Indian as children with 

 new toys in their hands. 



Mentioning big game brings to mind the fact 

 that big game may be found very near New York 

 City. In the summer of 1906 as I was standing 

 on the porch of my log house preparing to retire 

 for the night, I was astonished to hear 



GAME IN SIGHT 

 He heard footsteps behind him 



