228 TuE Aroostook Woops. 

by a dog which knew what was wanted of him (having been 
educated in the woods) and quickly jumped up a tree, where 
he was easily cared for. 
Many places along the line of traps, are growing young, 
thrifty, yellow birch bushes and clusters of sprouts, of which 
the rabbits are very fond. . Some of these are cut down a few 
at a time, when passing over the line, for the rabbits, which 
though plenty in the swamps, do not always show themselves 
often enough to suit the trapper, unless they are invited. 
The buds growing high in the sun upon the bushes, they 
much prefer, and getting the scent of the strong, pleasant 
odor of the fresh cut birch, they find it readily. A few 
copper wire snares placed here, provides both bait and food 
along the line at such chances. Then should the fisher or 
sable rob the snare, he leaves a writing upon the snow to that 
effect, which is noted by the trapper and his case comes on 
immediately, as he is more than likely to call again. 
Coming to where we had a steel trap set for a sable one 
cold, frosty morning after a light snow storm, we found the 
trap was gone, and another description of quite a little circus 
portrayed upon the snow over the crust. The first part of 
the performance was all over for the time, the actor having 
retired behind the scenes. The trap was set upon the west 
side of an old road that ran north and south over a dark 
spruce rise. The track of a large fisher showed he had been 
leaping along from the west to cross the road about four 
rods to the south of the trap. Reaching our line, which here 
ran in this old road, he had stopped before crossing and 
turned his nose to the north wind which had tickled his 
snuffers with the odor from a mixture so highly pleasant to 
him, he must needs investigate. With a few jumps and then 
