. Rod and gun. ed behind a wagonwhich the men kindly offered me to had my shotgun while A. hadmy rifle so up Iclimbed and offwe started. soon left mebehind for hecoald walk fast-er than a horseover such had not gonefar when a flock 0 f partridgescrossed the roadin front of meand entered thethick woods onthe other side. 1 got down, tied 0 1 d LimberJim to a treeand, after look-ing at the com-pass, enteredthe thicket. had warnedme always tokeep a tag onthe compass. Inoticed that thetrail ran northand south while I entered east. I hadnot gone far when I spied the birds.
. Rod and gun. ed behind a wagonwhich the men kindly offered me to had my shotgun while A. hadmy rifle so up Iclimbed and offwe started. soon left mebehind for hecoald walk fast-er than a horseover such had not gonefar when a flock 0 f partridgescrossed the roadin front of meand entered thethick woods onthe other side. 1 got down, tied 0 1 d LimberJim to a treeand, after look-ing at the com-pass, enteredthe thicket. had warnedme always tokeep a tag onthe compass. Inoticed that thetrail ran northand south while I entered east. I hadnot gone far when I spied the birds. Ishoe one with each barrel. The restran about in an excited way but did notfly. I reloaded, followed on and shottwo more. This was repeated till I goteight, when I began to think it time toretrace my steps, but alas ! where to go 1 knew not. No sun was shining and Iwas lost !JfcAlone in the should I do ? I had an idea whichway to go but was nervous and satdown. In the excitement I had forgotten. Photo by Dr. Marshall. DISPATCHING about the compass, but it came to mymind like a flash. With what joy I pulledit out of my pocket ! I held it level andto my horror the point trembled andpointed me right into the deep compass was wrong ! I shook it,but every time the trembling point stoodsouth. I then remembered what Mr. told me: No matter what you thinkin the bush, always believe the I got up, held it in my hand and fol-lowed the letter W. I had not gone fifty yards whenI broke rightout on the trailabout one hund-red yards south 0 i LimberJim. I peeled somebark off smallbushes, tied thebirds to thehorse and againclimbed up. Ihad gone abouthalf a mile when 1 came acrossMr. A, who hadheard me shoot-ing, and had satdown. He wasjust going tosignal me whenhe saw me com-ing. He hadbeen quite un-easy. Three milesmore and wecame to thethe moose. shore of Twin Lake. Here wewaited till the wagon tnis wasthe place he had chosen to Pitcn our te
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