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RECREATION. 



"Yes; both of them." 



"Yes," said Doll, "he got 4 of 

 them/' 



"Four! Well, how did the dogs 

 act?" 



"Oh, all right, except that the bears 

 ran the wrong way, and so did the 

 dogs." 



"What? Wouldn't the dogs tackle 

 them?" 



"No ; they didn't get a chance. The 

 bears tackled the dogs first ; but the 

 dogs would "have torn them to pieces 

 after they were killed if we had let 

 them." 



These 4 bears were evidently com- 

 ing into the Big Horn mountains to 

 hold up for the winter, and I hap- 

 pened to strike their trail. It was one 

 of my lucky days, and such as I shall 

 probably not have again, although 

 we have a good game country. I 

 thought when that scrap was at its 

 hottest that if I got out of it all right 

 I would not look for any more such, 

 but somehow a fellow never can get 

 enough bear, and I reckon if I should 

 find another trail to-morrow I would 

 follow it, even if there were a dozen 

 bears in the bunch. 



BEAVERS CUTIING AND HAULING WOOD. 



Winner of ist prize in Recreation's 5th Annual Photo Competition 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. E. BALCH. 



