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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Ji > dock In the mortlfrjg Utilise and eoufu- port bOW al 8 o'flwk, but the sea was still too heavy to think , flltfa»lia\ through whif'i, to oteen iujuifdiatdjf plunged, -tor- 

 sion, baffling description, ivie , -.- . i ■ . i : me. Sill. il,e or making m. ne rapid progress; so, after having beala new tdnately striking a sli.-u'.-wv -.pet, and seizing tkoi,urkfty in- tri* " 

 MwiHier, now on her l..::m-. nds mid wallowing like a log iu storm ri'vsarl. we lav quietly to during the greater portion of i tinn-h, rejoined me a few mttnuteH afterward. 

 i In -i ii, Mas si iiiiavliiii under Control. " Water!" 1 yelled the night, "And having induced, l.y protmscs*of speedv return A noble bird il wns. Weighing, S*we Bubsi ".nently a«eer- 

 I tuie til Una boys. '• Where is the drbikiug to laud and exmi wages, the still terror stricken crewt&tui , ntaeteea pounds, Uts pliunftge.i golden 

 water?" But all to no purpose I tailed 1 kh*i his lips to and rl^sto* the eareo;'tae steamer was soon pot on a level '• ' =ritn the meet delicate purple,, and- 1 thought 



keel and full bend of Bteam turned on. The decks were to > tbe iWMnest, as I stroked. Ins breast feathery that 1 had 

 heaped wiili tangled and In-,, km r.ggiug. smashed sliyli^-hta ! never si. m anything mure hci.ntr.ful. But night wi apprcaeh- 

 and stove deck-houses, and in any thin" but a Ship-Shape COB- \ 'ugvand *E HBtily henl 01irst8t» to the trees w 'tctv O'Steen, 

 riiii ,ii. It took some' time to gel things in order, but at 8 bad located tlie two hens. Although he hud carefully noted 

 o'cl Ck on the morning of the' third uay%ut we bore up for 'be spot, w- atramefl onr eves iavaln for some time, endeav- 

 Suruga Gulf whieh was on our port bow, and in the after. 

 i .', '!"ii'ii. along in comparatively smooth water 



with thai, grand ariH peerless- >!d sentinel Fuji" Vi, 

 us with i ; s snow-capped dom^glikeringlikea huge diarnondin 

 the sunshine. With the exception of a snow Barry whieh lert the 

 atmosphere clearer and moie bracing than before, 



n! eould bart-lj , rn.'ii [J iju i phrase, *' iSTo 



sale," which no doiili waS mntvd ft] inn iii reply Tu6 e bin 



at Ibis time ill m lei > ugh and n complete wreck. 



Tie racks over flic dining tabh s, containing the glassware of 

 the steam, r. were hurled about proiniM uously during every 

 lurch. Tumblers, Kino-glasses, CecanterS, 1« files of Worces- 

 tershire sauce, condiment,., elc , were wh'Zz'uig about iu 

 dangurous proximity to my head, and swelling the a'.ready 

 large pile of debris o'i the floor. The scene, notwithstanding 

 our critical position, was ludicrous, and I could i >i mppi - 

 a smile when glancing into the paniry, lite door of whieh had, 

 in thr- early part of the storm, become unhinged an) bn ' 



grad wily made our way toward, Yeudo- Bay, passing 'large ' jagBbout looking, up in the 



oring to see them., as the foliage was quite thick. At length 

 our movement* drove one of : ■■ ■ til but toy gta snapped, 

 and my coiuiiiwiMi was not in a position for a 4iot. The 

 other we could not dislodge, and concluded it had token-flight 

 at my shot at th» gobbler." Shouldftring the kilter, CVSteen led 

 the way toward stamp, but a dilemma speedily arose. Inmov- 



trees. 



■ had left the 



a I, and 



I noticed plates bv the dozens, and table service of every quantities of v. racked .stuif, the remains oj unfortunate junks «wi»™ complete!? turned around,. and alter pushinathrough . 



description mttling'down like a shower of peas, and breaking 

 Without apparenl noise. 



1 1 v as almost, an impossibility to keep one's feet at all, and 

 it is quite surprising how insensible one 'becomes to knocks 

 and bruises under such circumstances, which, if happ ning at 

 any other time, would be counted as quite severe accidents. 

 The night seemed as if i', would never end and as the cabin 

 •clock had Ions since left its proper station and become a thing 

 -of the past, 1 could but vag-i ly al he time, my owu 



watch having stopped through having its owner jarred and 

 tumbled about. Alt the lights were out or broken, with the 

 Bingie exception of a swinging lantern, whieh seemed deter- 

 miied to remain in ils place aud add to rhe bororof the 

 Situation bv castins a. dull, flick ring aud sickly glimmer 

 about the wrecked cabin, After an age of torture as it 

 seemed and being unable to c-oinmunieatc with any one, 

 even if such a thui!: weie p-ssible, the cabin appeared to be 

 possessed with a dull, gray gl"om which was. c.vid-nily day- 

 light or the nearest approach to il. Carefully working my 

 w"av up the companion-wav I peeped out of the window and 

 looked forward, and what 'a sight met my eyes! Tnc Steamer 

 seemed env loped iu a thick shroud of foam blown iff the 

 waier. The boats were tmue, davil* twisted, the bridg. had 

 disappeared, (op-yards ann masls were broken off ; Sails 

 which were so carefully and ueally Furled the afternoon pre- 

 vious were now In shredw and ribbons, No mortal was to be 

 seen on deck. The smoke funnel seemed bent, t->isb-d, and 

 tilled with unsigh'ly holes and encrusfed with salt ; the 

 bulwarks were broken, stove in and splintered. Everything 

 moveable on deck had been washed away. The steamer lay 

 On ler beam cuds, aud in a state of perfect pandemonium. 

 Tlie wind had increased to such au extent that it ma It! u im- 

 possible for the sea to rise, and the water was actually olown 

 from oft the surface of the waves, charging the atmosphere 

 with n fins saline spray, which rendered respiration a matter 

 of much difficulty. During a lull in the storm, for the dura- 

 tion of a half hour, the spoon drifts subsided with the wind, 

 an.| hose seas rose and came tumbling on board in all direc- 

 tions. One moment we breasted these watery hills scemmgly 

 to Die clouds, and with a suddenness that made one light- 

 beaded; the next, with a heavy lurch, the steamer would sink 

 into a valley of blackness, as if never to rise again, while 

 towering mountains of water seemed to eucompass her on all 

 -sides with a roar of indescribabl* grandeur. With tottering 

 limbi and bruised body, 1 worked my way by a side door 

 into the captain's cabin, where both he and the first officer 

 were for a moment, after having been by the wheel during 

 the Greater part of the night. By gre-.t effort I understood 

 him to sav that, "it was doubtful if we got out of it, at all, as 

 •we were" now in the vortex." This was not at all pleasing, 

 and it would be hard to conceive a more precarious position 

 to be pjaeed in than the present one. Our only hope was in 

 the staunchness of the vessel and strength of her BU^nes, 

 which had stood au extraordinarily severe test ; but should 

 they break down within the coming hour our chance for lite 

 w„, slim indeed. It was of little use to look at tin- 

 Btet which was swinging about like tin- pendulum of a cloi „ 

 ■ knew we were in a very trying predicament, and the 

 vet to come. The sei.s were terrible to 



We 



look up 



- i' 1 ' 



11 ate 



ail'. 



died 



el I 



' I- 



PI 

 qui 



delineation oi so B «« 

 powerless as a mouse l 

 who have passed throe 

 call the innate insigniii 

 gisDCl s. utterly helple.- 

 The cargo had been 

 - ; . and as a conseqw 

 direction. As it 



: of fiends yujar- 

 ist helpless craft that 

 'as a Straw. It would re- 

 >ower to give the faintest 



which a man is about as 

 S of the. elements. Those 

 ,;.i r , n, •• can perhaps re- 



feelB miner such circum- 



who bad fared tBUCh worse than ourselves. At 10 o'clock in 

 the evening Boob Island was just abeam, and steaming very 

 cautiously up redo Bay we passed, I£aii-on<-aaki light early in 

 the morning, ana at !) o'clock dropped anchsr among the ship- 

 ping at Yokohama on as glorioco a morning as one could 

 wish to see, after having passed through on« of the heaviest 

 typhoons ever experienced on the southern caast of Japan. 

 April, 1877. Tojin, 



For Forent and Strrsam and Bc-d and Gun. 

 TURKEY HUNTING IN FLORIDA. 



ll \ T THAT do you think of tryioEthe 'old fields' for tur- 

 VV keys this evening? Bill, Wilkinson wants to go, 

 though I'd sooner he wouldn't; but; I think to are bound to 

 rim against an old gobbler down titers-,, and we ean lie out all 

 night so as to hear them calling at daylight in thee morning." 



As O'rfteen said this I felt like gobbing a turkey myself, and, 

 equipped with a gum blanket to keep off the dew. my breech- and soatkeg himself, cidnly proceeded to peel and eat ;., sour 

 loader, and a plentiful supply of cartridges loaded with buck- ' or.mgci- to my infinite astonishment., assuring, rue thai, he 



liked 'Jt •'splendid." After supper aad some re min i sc ences- 



•lies and vines until we came >ut into an open" spot we 

 fad not. before seas.. (XSteen, woodman though he was,- ac-- 

 kiuowledged hims".'l(i lost. Fortunately at this- juncture the 

 moon arose, giviug us the points ofi the compass,- at-w-e had 

 entered on the • e $£ the «wauip. and after cliinbing. 



deeaytd logs, and wxrking our way, through pools of water 

 that "auggvsled mon-.i ri-. we struck the oenal; when, giving a 

 Shout, we were grati'ji'il liy a halloa, which evidently proceed- 

 ed from. Wilkerson in tlie direction -ol' our camp. A &w min- 

 ute* walk now brougttt us to the edgftof the swamp, whence, 

 ate.Jiort distance-, \v> beheld our eommde's Stalwart fisora 

 under a live oak tree, engaged in feeding a blazing-tire heehad. 

 kindMl He had seen no turkies, but Sadbt-ard us shvab. .and. 

 said Lie "knowed from the noise it made it was that new 

 tVme.ed. gun without -., ramrod," and. he ""reckoned .%it had 

 fetel »-d. something." -"Yes." said O'S'een. '"if I had th&tgun, 

 she :-*-.nild never shoot nothing but buckshot, and no„money 

 Bouldibuy her." Ilaviiag thus Btspreeaad himself, he liuriig-the 

 •ei a stout sapihig. aud jiroceedrf to iuvestecnte- the 

 bag ef provisions we had brought lor ,<,.[ per. WilkeiBCntCol. 

 ,9ibout a cord of wood to keep.^tb* fire going all. night, . 



shot and No. 8. 1 was speedily ready &tr the foay. O'Steen 

 and Wilkerson scorned tlie blanket, andithe lattcrrtook enough 

 "mountain :dew" with him to keep out the damyoess and in- 

 spire him with sufficient courage to face the nuwt ferocious 

 gobbler that ever lived m died. The- "old tieida," distant 

 some three or four miles from O'Steen'j-ranche,. had formerly 

 been an old plantation, but the house had been, burned down 

 long previous to the was, and it was now abaeu&oned. All 

 signs of civilization had. gradually disappeared!, excepting a 

 canal that, flowing from an immense- inwarup. intosecled it in 

 several directions, ami though now ahoked by debris, stdl, 

 by the regular lines of its banks, showedi the kaniiof man had 

 once been there. At intenvals groves- of live oa&s were seen, ^ 



id having reached ons of these in. dose prcitimity to the beautiful 

 swamp, we concluded to, camp there, and deposited the giuu 

 blanket and provisions wit had brought.. We then decided on aat ^ 

 our plan of operation. Wilkerson was-- to, pro—"' 1 

 edge of the swamp about a mile,, and- rem a i 

 while i I'Sleeu and 1 w ookl at onceenter, ami t 

 of the canal, proceed Seine distance, when we - 

 and listen. We accordingly left Wukarson ' whs. having taken 

 flask, was not as keenly alert, as ft turkey 

 ttnd stealthily entered the swamp, the broad 

 erviag as a pathway, though at times huge 

 rest ating some distacles to our progress. 



fxi m Q-'Steen of the kUliagof bears, dcaest etc,, we replenished 



the ti "i- and laid down s?2o\md it to sk-ep. The othsrs-swere 

 soon ;-i.ni (k-ep .slumber, Lying on the-b-tr«'!groiind. but "ahi.ugh 1 

 spreadithe gum blanket d(*v.n with my.'bOots for apillcw, Mor-- 

 pheus.dasefted me. One side would fateae and the oths>r roast, 

 and jctt as I would get irtoa doze I rw/uld have to ttimnover. 

 to waBm the cold side, f.ndieool the wurm side, and woakl be 

 effectBaiiy awakened. H resolutely, dosed my eyes for. some 

 time, -vbma strange noiscmademe opeathem with thy tlojught 

 that perhaps- B wild Cat W*S trying to teal the turkey,, 'An owi 



ed along the 



• bank 

 down I 



tins 

 to understand 

 mentin.thecn 



findiTz.mva.-U 

 of the !iv>^ Oidc 



ilknb blinking" his big 



nl..I ar 



videntlyata 



ilv veuring his aatonish- 



d drove hint .eevtiy and, 



•al pi 



Wi 



stopped out from tluu shadow 

 [Hired the seen-. BFBQOch as posable from 



--. Th'. Dunoon shont-olear audi 



: lustre on the- leaves-of. 



_ .: ;n ['ul'. relief the loug_ flsiyniosa- 



n 'in dark Uve, oaks. 



me a maatstof coals, wit.'i here audi 



ng up sufficiently to s'Ati a. light 



assl show thfe-old gobbler in. the haote. 



■ shiTd3i.barrels-of.osiT guns, re*TUg.at the- 



. tlu-ew.- aa«& the light ,. vimoon and 



lphed. BfeMBge to m; 1 1 insects 



where we eould have a TOW in. c 

 ,, . uti.l here we ri-solvedto t 

 y, as still ab, ml an hour high,, but 

 ning I" s.'tlle over the thick * 

 sound broke the stillness BBVfi th 

 and ' i asi uoDytlie cry of the 11' 



ol during taa storm to the port - 

 the steamer had a heavy list in this 

 „,,„,»ibie to ligh' her now. we weie 

 f'a-e.-d to remain in Ibis condition during the rest of the 

 tvoiioou The native sa'rlore had long ago cut oil their top- 

 knots as a sign of having given up the last despairing 

 hope and bring ready tn meet death. Others were Chanting 

 thetr death soiigs, while still others were so stupefied with 

 f, at- as to be incapable of moving or even speaking, but lay 



• „- jj .. io-s wherever they bad fallen, in a si 

 Kzed condition',' A large quantity of water having made its 



way into the furnace 

 staiitly pitching about by 

 great volumes of steam lo 

 added only to the dea rial - 

 n-ers also experienced m 

 alive, and were forced to 

 nendeiice on the native or 

 n, ntof tb ■■-' 



tiy, inliS quiet, insinuating way. i ;■:■ ce 

 as though a conunission appointed f 

 seems to me the aenie of Belt control to have a mosi 

 tihghf D your neck alter a preliminary hum, and not sla; 

 as tit Ivere's '■ 'o'.i: bat 1 didn't slap him ' 1 was hunting turl 

 . _' • ' movement would have caught I he kee: 



of /','<:.' ii. it iusighl. I couldn't avoid trying to fla 



i and should certainly have n 



>,-lton'hat occasion had I ' 



mv 



on tie sletping mc 

 gi-oaiid» wMe the 

 fool.of one of the huge tot 

 lire Mtsone DC the other trill 

 disturbed us here. 11;, fb 



ventionof ->wis 1 weir, back, thr, m t 1 g on the Se and lay 



dossfuta think of tie- sswogeoes* if b-^in^ ;□ ti„. vwMds at such 



an. Hour; to kill that turkey. ov«,r:igain^ and to wish I was 



asieap, 1 must have dropped Bfflat last, for I was- startled 



: ■ - rose andLtola mt-to-put on my 1 m»ts- and. get 



■_-!,i (vas e-eng. .iiftnim gleam in 'he East wai- 



! - .-' --.,!- . deparni.TU the crash of 



V'ustoppedjand 



Betened Ls a lurk' : - -ore 1 , -i.'ei, r.iiel.il tree falls, if ill 



the neighborhood. " <ure emnmji. -«e tear one ftunileofll I ai 



j of t Ul- swamp. Leading .Wilkerson te itatte aidLferent 



>»ute we seized out guns aiid..Ttarte4 at a quicS.walk, * times 



iginToa lr, . as the nrhey. would call ^jtiiiu. My gob- 

 bler seemed like- nothing as. 1- emiied -,'u,i slut is over 

 my shoulder, hfe. neok in. nvy left lisuid. Ii was 

 oiilv. as We stopi',-1 Tor a tiniue.u!'.. rest thai 1, tV<* what a 

 wei'eUt he was SO .,i'o hi: « ere v„- ,,f e^ijiything 

 but" the game w- w.e-i-e idiet Al a ngih >ffi were, 

 appaivnllv. "in el-.se proximity lo.it. EviiV-ntly be >j,i4 not yet 

 left bis roost. We were passing througl growsafi palmet- 

 tPSS whose de;n! leaves lliifOn the groutul tiitik'uig. 't aimost im- 

 pctaible for me -to walk adthi.'L'it m'jise as diry cnuidcled uuder- 

 f.-.t. but my i oiupnnioj.vgljili.-,!, around aidover ileni, seatvely 

 ertaudy have made an ass ot-my- making a souad. BreatVli>s, «e halted ..e-i - ■, log aud 

 },,,e U ;■],;, ,. but aapmng wafttoo , dl)Wn for _. regt Snfl W j. kl . y M! , . li( | llecl m 



t hootim! of an owl, j 

 squirrel" that, safe ] 

 er our heads. Yes, 

 le -the music of the 

 1 caused us to think. 

 iiile the little sandr 



•ars, and I d< 

 lent leaves of 



il 



„ ..igine, and being eon- 

 clung of the vessel, caused 

 m the engine hatch, which 

 ,n we wei,, in. The edgt- 

 ienVert'mu'-h dirticultv in keeping the tires 

 forced to act as stokers tliemselves, all de- 

 native nrenieti vanishing with the commence- 

 aj, These plucky fellows and two Chinese 

 ■rs snick to their po-st and worked bravely and 

 well, and to their unflagging efforts our ultimate safety was in 



* In ih^space' of an hour the wind came in sharp puffs from 

 ever? point of the compass, which warned us-of our approach 

 to the inner circle of the storm. Twenty minutes later it 

 blew with redoubled violence, the Bsa bee mv.v contused 

 and boarding us from all quarters. For three long hours 

 we battled with the elements -pitched, toss. I and hove about 

 like a cockle-shell by the restates wrfl-ls and waters, while 

 our condition, to all intents ami purposes, was perfectly 

 helpless. At; about noon the wind, though still fierce, blew 

 "leadier, and gradually settled into a heavy gale from the 

 north/tat, anfmach to our great relief the S ea became more 

 regular. At four o'clock in trie afternoon a faint, rift in tlie 

 Hlorm-d-iven clouds revealed the sun for a few moments. 



tionless .. . 



distant tlnmdor falls upon the ear. The . 

 UeadtOWi rd one ami whispers, '-Did you 1 

 a turkey Strut," Again we hear the SOI 

 first, though slill indistinct. Now the in, 

 ,i,,i .,r'. nerve is sl rained to catch a viei 

 Hark! again the muffled drum, this time 

 ' d gobble that rings upon the air. O'fit 

 io his lips, and sounds a cry for tl 



listed, 

 i palu 



Carefully con- 1 Hle ulost ou/trageous. Bjaaaej and (ysu&a. tctoi to call, but 



ne 3°i m ''", !a'~i without efl't vt. At teJgtlj lie -■■- 1 ,- -i , e.ln :.e. --Arr. S.. lot. 

 Qfflcd so, ,i,.lkk«-| (petnkeyo . ia .piua,u,lgoi.aerthere;|. l ,!.k!!J ton. This.giJ»I 



.Id htmter turns, his 

 icar that?" "I hew 

 md, louder- thin ttj 

 iccts are unheedetl, 

 v of the mioble 1 »'u\\. 

 accompanied with a 

 i -en l-ai-eshis turkey 

 old gobbler. .My 



have 

 the 



his 



heart is almost in my throat, for fear he should make a falsi 

 note; but the old burner has called too many turkeys to lose 



ishivul I 

 There wafi 



The bin 

 n lot 



ti,, e : nut. tne oio iiuiuer mis uiuu iuuujmij imw^o w '■-■^ n lri\ief n- 

 his nerve, and the tones ring out clear and true. In vain, | fe VWOB) 

 however; the old CQCk has liens with him, and thinks "a bird . Ki(h , 

 in the hand worth two in the bush;" but he struts with all his jjT .^ |jlc 

 might and gobbles again and again, though still invisible. Mo- | ,.j t ri;u ; 

 . iouing tne'to remain at mv post, O'Steen slowly rose, aud wilh . ,„_[.,,}, « 

 r-ad. stole off. gently into the swamp,"takiug up a po- ■' 



ixsw sure; w, 

 esi"" '-Yes." Bald :. -i,e .,;,, ... 

 acteme, what caul do; I can't shoe* that 

 rug." But seeing hfo dSsapjpOintwl looklhfljM.1- 

 ajodtfliu old fellow tU'pitftml. with a I 



hi -i ,, - N t m ■ .ddngof a twig- or 

 ■ i ■ ■ 



.■ for what - 



o-ppe-lgoiihiiivg. perhaps had fiown. - 

 ilowed by IheraUofa heavy body, awl in a 



.,,,11, , eiiuienut'f.-e lighted 



ol triumph, tUlda gigantiegobblertbre-wuover 

 V-, lie laid the bWdown he sinipJy remarked, 

 jeen a hundred yards. 1 killed, him on his 

 two birds were- a Study for au aj-tist. Gather- 

 started for home-, being shortly 



ing up a po- jgg , hL . m m $ our ? ens we started for homo, being shortly 

 , , in , fifty yard? away. The sun had now set, and still -j,,f IUH i ), v wilkerson. wlio uow proved his nsofttl.neSiS on a hunt 

 the game did not" show itself. I was begiuning to fear our J, sling'iug both birds over Uis broad shoulders and carrying 

 watching was in vain, when O'St.-eu approached and said: I t f l|lm without a sviuptom of fatigue until ST« readied tnS 

 ■bed now, and as soon as the gobbler house, where, after a hearty breakfast, I tmttbted into bed. 

 and successfully wrestled with the slei-p that had evaded me, 

 under the live oaks E- 8, 



and by a liasty observation We made out tb, it we had drifted 

 nearly ninety miles to the- southward of On- una by the t iree 

 ofthe wind, sea and strong Current ,.ptt this «rtfl( the coast. 



nearly ninety miles to the southward oiuieima Ml 

 Of the wind, sea aud strong current, off this .art ot tl 

 The cloudDh,v.a, tCfigWjU ^-JW l '^^f^ t 



\{^^Z^$*m^niM, we made land on the 



a little 



and as 



Ashe SPOfee, the sound 

 .-,, i. - in iting the h'it was heard, and to our surprise 

 , appeared flying directly toward us. Hew t Uie\i- 



, - i be hen that had called so persuasively iu 

 ion and SO well had he located us that he flew into an 

 tree immediately overhead. A projecting limb al- 

 valed htm froinView, aud to get a shot I moved out 

 vhen "fluff] fluff!: fluff:::" he flew out of the tree, 

 g a beautiful mark. The gun came to vuy shoulder, 



, ' , there was an indi-inel vision, through 



the smoke, of ft huge mass of birdfuUing oi flu 



Far ForMmd. Sircam ant Hal and Oan. 



ROUGHING IT IN CANADA. 



THE reader has doubtless read of canoe trips, all over 

 Europe and the United States, and as " variety is the 

 spice of life " I now propose to tell you how a party of four, 



