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one measured seven feet one and one-half 

 inches from the bottom of his fore hoofs to the 

 top of his shoulders. A modest estimate of 

 his weight as he fell would be fourteen hun- 

 dred and fifty pounds — so said the guides at 

 any rate. Of course the cows disappeared 

 from view, and presumably within a few 

 hours when their appetites prompted them 

 they would commence feeding again as if 

 nothing had happened. The big bull would 

 be forgotten, while his opponent of the night 

 before would no doubt claim their allegiance. 

 It would be interesting to know in w^hat con- 

 dition the new master of the harem would be 

 in, as it is hardly to be expected that he man- 

 aged to get away without a good hammering 

 from his big rival. Who knows but what he 

 might be ripped and torn as badly, if not 

 worse, than our hero was, and if so he was 

 greatly to be pitied. What a crashing of 

 horns in the still hours of the night — what 

 grunting and what a "blowing of bellows" 

 there must have been while that midnight 

 duel was being fought to a finish! To have 

 been only a listener if not a spectator of this 

 thrilling moose duel would in itself have been 

 something to remember for years. 



