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vation is the first law of nature," his instinct may 

 possibly tell him that the surest way to preserve him- 

 self is to walk behind his lady-love. There is no doubt 

 that his bravery, at times, resembles that of the 

 pigeon-hearted Falstaff; and, as life is probably as 

 precious to him as it was to the fat knight, perhaps 

 he is excusable in taking the same care of it. 



If two or more bulls meet during the mating season, 

 there is likely to be trouble, and much of it, especially 

 if one of their lady-loves should chance to be in the 

 neighborhood. Here is an instance, however, where 

 they smothered their jealousy a proof of what I have 

 said about their capriciousness in not doing what you 

 expect them to do. A young man who acted as cook 

 for a party, of which I was one, had a strong desire 

 to learn the art of moose-calling. One night the youth 

 went out with a sportsman, in the absence of the regular 

 moose-caller, for the purpose of trying his hand at it. 

 After three or four calls he was delighted with an an- 

 swer. He waited a little while and then heard the bull 

 coming down through the alders that fringed the stream 

 and cautiously steal up and down through them. Now 

 and then the youth could hear him strike his antlers 

 against the alders and break a branch, but further 

 than this the hopes of the young moose-caller were 

 not gratified. All his piping failed to coax the bull 

 to show himself. Disappointed, disheartened, weary, 

 and shivering with cold, the sportsman and his young 



