the result may have been, should be forbidden by 

 the laws of the country to ever shoulder a gun again. 

 The crime is responsible to two things — senseless 

 excitement, and criminal thoughtlessness or careless- 

 ness, and a man liable to either of these faults, is a 

 menace in the "bush," or anywhere. 



Let your bearing towards your gun be one of 

 constant watchfulness. Let your enjoyment of hunt- 

 ing lie in the pleasure of studying the habits of wild 

 animals, and in doing well a man's part in the 

 dangers and hardships of the wilderness hunt. Let 

 your desire be to kill what game you do, as a man, 

 rather than to kill a lot, as a butcher. In this way 

 you will grow younger as you grow old ; and the 

 freshness of the fields, the dignity of the mountains, 

 and the laughter of the cle^ar streams, will enter into 

 and be a part of you. 



FINIS 



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