The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . little expedition. Since a suspicion hasarisen of their being Mohawks, my guides began to waver,and acknowledge they do not know any thing about thecountry up this stream; and on the east branch, they sayI have no chance of success in hunting moose and carabou,or in fact any game, as their tribe has been huntingthere most of the summer. To all my inquiries about ourcourse and game, Mitchell Louis, who seems to be theleader of the two, always replied, dont know bejockly,may be we see um, may be he all gone, we go where youwant um go, sp
The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . little expedition. Since a suspicion hasarisen of their being Mohawks, my guides began to waver,and acknowledge they do not know any thing about thecountry up this stream; and on the east branch, they sayI have no chance of success in hunting moose and carabou,or in fact any game, as their tribe has been huntingthere most of the summer. To all my inquiries about ourcourse and game, Mitchell Louis, who seems to be theleader of the two, always replied, dont know bejockly,may be we see um, may be he all gone, we go where youwant um go, spose so, from all of which I drew theinference, that it was spending my time and money tolittle purpose to keep on with my present guides, unlesswe could ascend the west branch; but this, both Indiansopposed by saying, the Mohawks berry bad men, wenot want to see um, may be kill um all the game too, dendat not good spose for you; so that I was obliged,though reluctantly, to give the order right about, andour canoes once more headed towards lake ARCHERY. being esteemed an eligible and useful amusement; and ifit can also be shown to possess some valuable qualificationsThe value of agreeable amusements has been acknow- which are not to be found in other diversions, the benefitsledged in every age, as the most important advantages to to be derived from its practice will be still more con-health and happiness are in a gi-eat measure subject to their spicuous. influence. If we find that both are interested and im- Archer}-, in fact, possesses many excellencies as an exer- proved by archery, it must prove a sufficient reason for its cise, which renders it one of the most useful of the gym- THE CABINET OF NATURAL HISTORY. nastic sports. It is adapted for every age and every de-gree of strength; and the degree of exertion can always beproportioned, by increasing or diminishing the power ofthe bow employed. It is not necessarily laborious, as itmay be relinquished as soon as it
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