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gave vent to various sounds which ranged from a 

 clear musical note, like that of a bugle call, to some- 

 thing nearly resembling the braying of a donkey. 

 This bull was in possession of four cows, which were, 

 however, at this time out of sight behind him, and he 

 not only seemed to be prepared to keep them against 

 all comers, should his rights be disputed, but even 

 appeared to be in such a jingoistic frame of mind 

 that he was anxious to have them disputed. In fact, 

 he seemed to be not only willing to fight, should occa- 

 sion arise, but anxious to find an occasion to display 

 his prowess. 



My friend was of course in full view as soon as the 

 wapiti's eyes were above the rise, as were also Graham 

 and a very well-broken black retriever dog, which sat 

 during this trying time solemnly still without moving 

 or barking. W. M., fearing lest the wapiti might 

 suddenly recover from its frenzy, or that the dog 

 might rush in and frighten it away, deemed it wise 

 not to wait till it showed its whole body above the 

 rise, and so shot it through the neck. It at once 

 dropped in its tracks, but rolled some distance down 

 the hill, breaking one of the tines of its horns short 

 off against a stone. On stepping off the distance 

 from where he had been sitting to the spot where 

 the wapiti first fell, my friend found that only seven- 

 teen yards had separated them when he fired. The 

 following morning, when Graham and W. M. went 

 to cut up the dead wapiti and bring in the head, my 



