. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. / \irf>oisi' - S/toof/'itg. 481 •re lan 'er\ tho md, lOt- ird,. T\KI\<i A rOKI'iM-.!. MIllAHD. I often feel incliin-d t«) sicK- with mv friciul W- who onrt- ;irraii«r('d a porpoisc-sliootini; i-xju'dition on shans with an Indian nanu'd I'aiil. It was the Colonel's first and, I may add, last cxixri eiicr in this kind of shooiint^, for the Indian, havinj^ shot a ver\ larj^c porpoise, paddled rapidlx ii|) to him, sp<;ared him, an
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. / \irf>oisi' - S/toof/'itg. 481 •re lan 'er\ tho md, lOt- ird,. T\KI\<i A rOKI'iM-.!. MIllAHD. I often feel incliin-d t«) sicK- with mv friciul W- who onrt- ;irraii«r('d a porpoisc-sliootini; i-xju'dition on shans with an Indian nanu'd I'aiil. It was the Colonel's first and, I may add, last cxixri eiicr in this kind of shooiint^, for the Indian, havinj^ shot a ver\ larj^c porpoise, paddled rapidlx ii|) to him, sp<;ared him, and was in the act of haulinsj^ him ahoard, when the C"olon»'l recovered his power of spiecli, and excitedly exclaimed : " Hold on, I'aid ! hold on I I low much is that porpoise worth?" " I low much worth? Ma\ he five ; "Well, Paul, I'll pa\ y(ni half antl we wont take the porpoise ; " \o," replieil Paul, " I pa\ voii half: sartin, we take in "im ; rile Colonel's appeal was of no avail, as they were surroundtid hy other canoes similarly occupied, and it was a point of honor with Paul to take the porpoise ahoard. otherwise he mioht have been suspected of cowardice. Not unfre(|uently, as the Indian hastily paiUlles up to dispatch a wounded porpoise with his spear, he sees the terrible dorsal-tin of a 3' III. 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 Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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