

MOOSE HUNTING. 1)5 



Joe commenced, a scries of illustrative yarns, showing the 



chuiffcrs of omittin<i' to visit " the Grandmothei'," and how 



Indians, who had passed her, had shot themselves in the 



woods, or had broken their legs between rocks, or had 



violent pains attack them shortly after passing the rock, 



and on returning, and making the presentf, had imme- jv|': 



diately recovered. 'i^' 



" It looLo as if it were going to be calm to-night, Joe," 

 said I, as we neared the head of the lake ; " which side ■!; 



are we to camp on ? Those long mossy swamps and ;|; 



boo;s which run back into the woods on the western 'f' 



side, look likely resorts for moose." !|;; 



" No place handy for camp on that side," said Joe ; . (l-;: 



"grand place for moose, though — guess if no luck to- | 



morrow mornin', we cross there. I got notion of trying 

 tliis side first." And so, having beached the canoe, £ 



turned her over, and drawn her into the bushes secure 

 from observation, we made up our bundles, apportioning 

 the loads, and followed Joe into the forest, now darkened I"- 



by the rapidly closing shades of evening. In a very 

 short time the dripping branches, discharging their heavy , f 



showers upon us as we brushed against them, and the 

 saturated moss and rank fern, made us most uncomfort- |.. 



ably wet ; and as the difficulties of travelling increased as \ 



the daylight receded, and the tight wet moccasin is not } 



much guard to the foot coming in painful contact with 

 an unseen stump or rock, we were not sorry when the 

 weary tramp up the long wooded slope from the lake 

 was ended, and a faint light through the trees in the 

 front showed that we had arrived at the ed^e of the 

 barrens. "It's no use trying to make call to-night, that il 



sartin," said Joe ; "couldn't see moose if he came. Oh, v'l 





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