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RECREATION. 



by hard work, and when a boy I would 

 have been glad to get 5 cents a can for 

 worms. It seems to me the price has gone 

 up." 



"Yes," replied the guide, who had a repu- 

 tation for wit ; "the price has gone up but 

 the worms have gone down." 



I have even heard of guides selling deer 

 which their employers had shot. An old 

 timer living near Bloomingdale told me 

 a story bearing on this subject. He was 

 employed by a New Yorker to go deer 

 hunting. They were out several times, but 

 saw no game. Finally, the sportsman suc- 

 ceeded in shooting a good sized buck 

 through the stomach. Of course, the deer 

 ran and left but a small trail of blood. 

 The guide told his employer it would not 



be best to follow the deer; if left alone, it 

 would probably die and they could get it 

 in the morning, whereas if followed it 

 might run miles. The man had had 

 previous experience with guides, and said: 



"Oh, no you don't. Not on your life! 

 If I don't trail that deer to-night you will 

 get him and sell him before I come in the 

 morning." 



The guide raged ; at first to no purpose. 

 Finally he prevailed on the man to trust 

 him. They returned to Bloomingdale, and 

 spent the nieht. In the morning they vis- 

 ited the scene of the shooting and found 

 the buck, dead. The sportsman made an 

 apology ; but he afterward said he would 

 have wagered that the deer would not be 

 there. 





AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. J. TOPLEY. 



THE OLD HOMESTEAD. 

 Made with Bausch & Lomb Plastigmat Lens. 



