. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 1 ? i. 166 ATTEMPT TO SMOKE BRUIN OUT. the inflammable material witliin reach. Several bu'ches were stripped of their handsome, silvery, paper-like bark, and a quantity of decayed wood was collected. During this operation we did not dare to vvander far from our arms, for our prey might be abroad, or, if in his dwelling, might sally forth, not with the intention of fighting, but of avoiding the enemy. Having gathered sufficient dried vegetable matter for oiu" purpose, we formed torches out of birch-bar
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 1 ? i. 166 ATTEMPT TO SMOKE BRUIN OUT. the inflammable material witliin reach. Several bu'ches were stripped of their handsome, silvery, paper-like bark, and a quantity of decayed wood was collected. During this operation we did not dare to vvander far from our arms, for our prey might be abroad, or, if in his dwelling, might sally forth, not with the intention of fighting, but of avoiding the enemy. Having gathered sufficient dried vegetable matter for oiu" purpose, we formed torches out of birch-bark, with which we fired the heap. The bright flames soon leaped aloft; damp wood and turf being piled on when they ceased to imperil the life of the blaze. The glowing embers were then shoved back into the orifice by aid of poles, and when this portion of our work was performed, the opening was partially closed. When a boy, I had often resorted to smoke as a means of bolting a recusant ferret, but I do not think I can state with great success. The rabbit-burrow was at first watched silently, that the truants might not be aware of our presence, and pre\ ented coming forth; but impatience from delay generally} >osened our tongues, and wc vented our spleen at the loss of time. So it was with us in the present case. For half an hour not a word was spoken ; then, broken sentences, meaning looks, monosyllabic answers, afterwards a drooping conversation succeeded, followed ultimately by the removal of all restraint on our tongues, when we freely expressed doubts whether there was any- thing inside to come Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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