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RECREATION. 



tirnber. Running across the open, Paddy 

 peered eagerly into the woods. About 190 

 yards away stood something that resembled 

 a lean, lank, narrow gauge mule apparent- 

 ly looking for the cause of its sudden ner- 

 vous shock. Paddy again raised his gun, 

 the animal jumped at least 12 feet and 

 again disappeared. Paddy thought it was 

 surely gone that time, but reloading the 

 empty chamber of his repeater he walked 

 over to where the thing had punctured the 

 atmosphere in its wild leap, took half a 

 dozen strides farther and found, lying quite 

 still, a 4 point buck. Then the tension of 

 his nerves found relief in an unrestrained 

 yell. The deer was dead; so, marking its 

 location, Paddy went to the peak of the 

 mountain, just above the camp, and sent the 

 2 shot signal to the fellows below. 



The reinforcements lound the successful 

 Nimrod, who led them to where his prize 

 lay and the bouquets were then passed 

 around; Paddy being quite overcome by the 

 fragrance that enveloped him. The car- 

 cass of the deer was cut up, the boys shoul- 

 dered the quarters and all started on the 

 return to camp. The arrival of the party 

 created a hubbub that was difficult to quell 

 even with threats that supper would spoil. 



That meal was a long to be remembered 

 banquet. After it pipes were lighted, songs 

 were warbled, scaring the coyotes to silence, 

 and incidents of the day were discussed 

 until we succumbed to the sandman; not, 

 however, before we had agreed that no 

 game should be taken which would not be 

 used for food at once. This agreement was 

 maintained throughout our stay. 



CONFIDENCE. 



Highly commended in Recreation's 8th Annual Photo Competition. 



AMATEUW PHOTO BY C. A. REED. 



