A BULL MOOSE. 4a 



threading our way caiitionslj^ l3iit quickly 

 throiis'li the forest. 



As we aclvauced the noise made by so large 

 an animal w^alking in the \vater became more 

 and more distinct, so I presently stepped out 

 beyond the edge of the timber along the trunk 

 of a fallen tree, to see if I could get a view of it. 

 I at once caught sight of a bull moose — the first 

 I had ever seen — coming slowly towards me, 

 and w^alking knee-deep in the w^ater of the lake 

 just outside the forest. It looked inmaense^ 

 and its horns show^ed up well, and appeared 

 much larger than they really proved to be w^hen 

 actuallj^ measured. When I first saw it this 

 bull moose was not more than tw^o hundred 

 yards away, but as it seemed to be coming 

 much nearer along the edge of the lagoon, I 

 thought it better not to fire at once. However, 

 after it had come a little nearer in full view, it 

 suddenly left the water, and turned into the 

 forest, after first passing through some bushes 

 growing in the lake, above wdiicli only its head 

 and horns were visible. 



We now again advanced cautiously through 



