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to the writers wlio have so generously and brilliantly con- 

 tributed to this volume, and especially to Dr. 'N. Rowe, of 

 the American Meld, the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co., John M. Tracy, and J. B. Sword. I can assure 

 the sporting fraternity that the generous reception with 

 which my former book has been received, has touched me 

 deeply; for, though thousands of copies have been sold, 

 there has never as yet been an adverse criticism printed. 

 Should this volume be accepted with equal friendliness, it 

 will demonstrate to the world, as it has demonstrated to 

 me, that my labors have not been in vain, and that we have 

 helped to elevate field sports by producing works of so 

 ennobling a character that a father is proud to place them 

 in the hands of his sons, knowing that they contain pure 

 and chaste thoughts, and are ripe with the fruits of man- 

 liness, unselfishness, kindness, and generosity. 



