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cool waters. As the strange light glides noiselessly 

 towards them they stand transfixed and apparently 

 fascinated by the glare, until its reflection in their 

 glittering eyeballs discovers their position to the con- 

 cealed marksman, who, at close quarters, fires between 

 the two with deadly effect. 



Among the Yankees it is usual, I believe, for the 

 shooter to carry the blazing fire in a pan with a long 

 handle over his left shoulder, and in this manner to 

 move stealthily on, with his rifle at the " ready," the 

 handle of the fire-pan serving at the moment of taking 

 aim as a rest for the barrel! It appears a somewhat 

 awkward performance, and loading must be attended 

 with even greater inconvenience, while there is little to 

 be said for the sport, if indeed it deserves such a 

 name. A somewhat similar plan is, I believe, practised 

 by the natives in Ceylon. Sometimes a fire is lighted 

 on the ground, and the shooter, concealing himself 

 behind the trunk of some neighbouring tree or bush, 

 lies in wait for the deer, which the strange light is sure 

 to attract. 



A method much resorted to by those who do not 

 appreciate the superior attractions of the more noble 

 art of stalking, is that of " driving," which, as practised 

 in Canada, only differs from roe shooting in Scotland 

 in the fact that the "guns" are not stationary. After they 



