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after the boy. Then the semaphore over the gate 

 changed from red to white, the bell rang, a shout of 

 " All aboard," and with measured puff the train was 

 on its way. 



My own train was to leave at midnight and I hur- 

 ried back to it through the rain which pelted in tor- 

 rents and wet me through. However, it took but 

 little time to get undressed and into my berth. A 

 few moments afterward I felt the train moving out 

 of the station, and then all knowledge and recollec- 

 tion took a back seat. I knew nothing until I awoke 

 next morning at my destination, fully aware that the 

 hunting season was over, that I was back among my 

 friends and loved ones, sound in mind and limb, re- 

 vived in brain and ready for any amount of work. 

 Verily, 



" Hunting is an exercise 

 To make man sturdy, active, wise ; 

 To fill his spirits with delight, 

 To help his hearing, mend his sight, 

 To teach him arts that never slip 

 His memory ; canoemanship, 

 And search and sharpness and defense, 

 And all ill habits chaseth hence." 



