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down on his luck, for he knew quite well 

 that he was in the wrong, and if he had 

 been in Lassoo's shoes, would have done 

 just what he had ; and to be called a " bear 

 hunter " is an awful thing ! There is a cer- 

 tain class of shikari who go after bear only, 

 and as artists they are held in much con- 

 tempt, for a bear has only his ears and nose 

 to depend on, his eyesight being very poor : 

 he is but tame sport after ibex. 



However, the moral atmosphere soon 

 cleared, and Lassoo proceeded to make his 

 pipe in the ground. This is a very simple 

 arrangement. First, a stick is driven into 

 the ground, making a hole about two 

 inches deep, to act as the pipe's bowl. 

 Then, from about a foot off, on the down 

 hill side, another hole is made with a 

 thin stick, connecting with the bottom of 

 the first hole; this should be blown through 

 to see that it is quite clear, it forms a 

 tunnel, which is the stem of the pipe. A 

 foot or so of a sort of dry hollow weed 

 which grows about the place is stuck up- 



