WITH ONE TREMENDOUS BOUND HE 

 TOOK ME HEAD FIRST OVER THE 

 BOW OF THE BOAT." 



I bent to the oars and pulled with all my 

 skill and strength. The deer took fright 

 at the noise and doubled his speed. We 

 flew past rocky point, on past the trees that 

 skirted a small island and soon came up 

 with the noble animal. I had no time to 

 look around but followed directions. 



" Back water and pull heavy on the right; 

 he has turned for the other shore." 



I obeyed orders. " Heavy now on both 

 oars.' All right, you've turned him." 



Every muscle was strained to its utmost 

 tension as we dashed forward in the chase 

 and the water flew around pursuer and pur- 

 sued. When we got near him he would 

 suddenly turn and rush for the shore, and 

 I found it hard to turn the large skiff quick- 

 ly enough to cut him off, but I managed 

 to do so and to keep him headed up the 

 lake until I became exhausted. 



" Quick, take the oars, I can't pull an- 

 other pound." # I moved to the bow, and 

 father sprang into my seat. He managed 

 to get between the buck and the shore and 

 again headed him up the lake. 



At last we neared a point of land and 

 the deer made a desperate spurt for it. I 

 directed the oarsman from my position, 

 kneeling in the bow, and, finding we could 

 not drive him past the point of land, I 

 seized him by the tail. The frightened ani- 

 mal struck out with renewed vigor, towing 



us rapidly until his feet reached bottom. 

 Then with one tremendous bound he 

 took me head first over the bow of the boat. 



When I got the mud and water brushed 

 from my eyes I could just see the white 

 flag of the buck waving good-by as he dis- 

 appeared over an adjacent hill. 



Love of variety and of exploring new 

 fields tempt the denizens of a movable resi- 

 dence to frequent change of locality, but we 

 found the third place we selected so fasci- 

 nating we remained there until the end of 

 the season. The fishing was so good we 

 could, in an hour or 2, procure all the black 

 bass we wanted for a meal. 



The duck season opened September 1st. 

 Ducks were plentiful. Mallard, teal, and 

 black ducks often appeared on our bill of 

 fare. 



September 10th was fixed for return to 

 Toronto, and as the end of the holidays 

 approached I was reluctant to exchange 

 those bays, with their placid waters, chan- 

 nels, and islands, so rich in natural attrac- 

 tions and affording such fields for sport 

 and recreation, for the busy, bustling city, 

 the classroom and hard, earnest study. 



Should any of the readers of Recreation 

 desire the experience of such holidays I will 

 gladly furnish the address of a man at Pene- 

 tanquishene who has some houseboats, al- 

 ready furnished, to lease. 



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