26 CHAMOIS HUNTING. 



done ; and thns too had, like him, worshiped his Crea- 

 tor amid the mighty works of His hands. 



We now went to the top of the hill. Below us was 

 the lake, in all the freshness and brightness of early 

 morning, and behind rose the rocky ridge of the Plau 

 Berg, and behind this again other peaks covered with 

 eternal snow. A look round, and then downwards, and 

 home. After having reported ourselves to the forester, 

 it was arranged that on Monday we should start at five 

 and try for a chamois. However, on Monday the wea- 

 ther was unfavourable, and other circumstances also pre- 

 vented me from stalking on that day. So packing a few 

 things in my rucksack, I set off across the mountains for 

 Fischbachau. 



