Outing . AFTIER CARIBOU OH SHO\x?~&HO\. By F^ul ^asj IDyHif. ES ! When I beganto talk of going- toCanada in winter,caribou hunting,all my friends prophe-sied disaster. Theysaid there would benothing to eat butgreasy flapjacks andsalt pork, and themercury might dropthrough the bottom ofthe thermometer at any moment. Thenthe knowing ones spoke of a certainmal aax racquettcs, to which the be-ginner in snow-shoeing always fell avictim, and their mysterious allusionshinted at a disease second only to ele-phantiasis. But the greatest fun is always to oehad on those trips which ones friendswho cannot
Outing . AFTIER CARIBOU OH SHO\x?~&HO\. By F^ul ^asj IDyHif. ES ! When I beganto talk of going- toCanada in winter,caribou hunting,all my friends prophe-sied disaster. Theysaid there would benothing to eat butgreasy flapjacks andsalt pork, and themercury might dropthrough the bottom ofthe thermometer at any moment. Thenthe knowing ones spoke of a certainmal aax racquettcs, to which the be-ginner in snow-shoeing always fell avictim, and their mysterious allusionshinted at a disease second only to ele-phantiasis. But the greatest fun is always to oehad on those trips which ones friendswho cannot go are most unanimous incondemning. So I wrote to the Dufferand told him about it. A weakness forfoolish expeditions is one of his manyamiable qualities. He said he would go,and we started. In view of our large inexperience itseemed better not to plunge wildly intothe unknown, but to make for the lodgeof a friendly sporting club, where wemight have a safe base of supplies andan open line of retreat. Still, in spite ofthis precaution,
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