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the town, with a city sportsman, return fagged and disappoint¬ 
ed, and in the bitterness of the moment pen a description of 
Sporting in ike "Provinces . Had any of these fellows been with 
us last June, Salmon-fishing in the Naskwalk —or July Trout¬ 
fishing at the river Philip —Woodcock-shooting in August, 
round Horton , Cornwallis , or Anapclis —Snipe-shooting on the 
marshes near Gagetown and Musquash —Wild-goose shooting 
on the great Tantramar , in October—had they been at our 
memorable Cariboo hunt, in January—or had they witnessed 
the way old Sabatisie rigadooned the Moose up that rapid ,—I 
have some notion their tune would have been changed. But 
these men have not pluck to face the hardships of sporting in a 
wild country, and expect to find game on the post-roads. * Come, 
Sabatisie, let us go in search of the Moose.’ 
“ Howard and Adella started for the point where they were 
wrecked, in hopes of finding their guns, &c. We had not pro¬ 
ceeded more than a mile, when we found the dead Moose high 
and dry on a small island in the middle of the stream. He was 
a splendid creature, at least sixteen hands high; his antlers 
were over six feet in the span. The Indian was not long in 
stripping off his hide, during which I set myself on the bank to 
enjoy a pipe. All trace of the storm had disappeared, save 
that the stream was turbulent and muddy, and a few small trees 
and broken branches strewed its surface. Not having room 
for the carcase, we were obliged to leave it, for which I have 
no doubt the Lynx, Foxes, &c., returned us many thanks. 
When we regained our comrades, we found they had been for¬ 
tunate in recovering their rifles; but every thing else was lost. 
A camp was prepared, and we turned in early, being much 
fatigued with the events of the day. 
“ The sun was an hour high next morning, before we could 
shake off our drowsiness. It was then agreed we should return 
to Anapolis, as we could not do much in one canoe. During our 
trip back, we had some good fishing and wild-fowl shootino- • 
and so much were We pleased with the conduct of Adella, that 
we promised to meet at his camp in October, when, he said, he 
