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RECREATION. 



another direction. He came within an 

 ace of reaching this, but another bullet 

 stopped him near the edge of the ice 

 floe. 



By this time the whole crew of the 

 ship and a dozen Eskimos, who were 

 camping on shore near us, had come 

 out to see the fun. We put a line 

 around the bear's neck and dragged 



him..on|board, where we skinned him. 

 When the fightnvas going on, I would 

 have sworn the bea/ would weigh a 

 ton, but when we got him on deck he 

 seemed to have grown much smaller. 

 Still, he was a good sized animal, and 

 his skin, which is now made into a 

 rug, is a most beautiful and interest- 

 ing trophy. 



AN APACHE HUNTER. 



Unto a little nigger 



A-s\vimming in the Nile, 

 Appeared quite unexpectedly 



A hungry crocodile, 

 Who, with that fierce politeness 



That makes the warm blood freeze, 

 Remarked "I'll take a little dark meat, 



Without dressing, if you please." 



— Exchange. 



Tailor — Have you seen Skipper lately? 



Friend — Oh, yes. 1 see him 'most every 

 day. Why? 



Tailor — The scoundrel! It's nearly a 

 year ago since he came in here and ordered 

 2 suits of clothes at so much per suit. 



Friend — I see! And it's been a matter 

 of pursuit on your part ever since. — Rich- 

 mond Dispatch. 



