Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-30

water. and only a wholesome Tear OF the
| law has kept the hunters at home. Whea
the season has fully opened, day and htgh'
exhibitions besin Whatever tue naoran'!
| Of night hunting. il is most fascinating
snort. The hunter goes out with one or a'
/ most two companions in light canoe or
/ one Of those marvelousls stanch yet DELI
! cate Adirondack boats that a child may
row laden AMI skillful paddler may drive
as lie will up anal down the swirl. Swallow
kinky streams Of the mountain region
| The nigh. hunters, with dark lantern
! fiaring at the baw Of their craft. paddle IN
absolute silencc up the stream oil Mite
creek flowing into the lake. CrouchihS III
the bottom OF the boat, the man with the
lun watches in nervous silence Tor the al-
! pyuach of his prey. sometimes the victim
| is first heard walking straight down the
creek toward the light. Sometimes STRAIN
| inv eyes detect his dim form on the shore.
! IL is the business of the silent watcher 70
| shoot lust at the right moment and 50 make
sure Of his prey. II II be a misty, moon
/ light night, lie may aim clear over the back
| of the Intended victim. 1t may be THAI he
has for guide only two blazing eyes and
must choose the right point below and be
| hind TO reach the heart. 1t would be u
| grizzly hiSiS " aO ,+NN
tent with "A single deer.
| The game, once secured, is flung into the
| bottom OF the beat. aud the homcwam
| Journey begins. Stiifened limbs are re-
| Taxed, and sealed lips are unlocked. Once
| the boat has left the narrow channel OF the
| little creek. the oars are set going, anu the
| boat is rowed swiftly across the lake Inc
| precious load is taken ashore and safely
| slowed i'll the icehouse, and then there Is u
| late luncheon for the hunters beside Il roar.
| ing fire i'll the great dining room.
| Sonnet ines the hunter chooses the sunset
| hour. He takes green boat i'll order that
| his movements may attract less attention,
and rowing swiftly across the lake paddles
| ia silence up some cold trout stream or
| down the little river that drains the lake.
| Everybody is silent and moiionless, as be
| lore, and in the strained condition of all the
senses no sight or sound escapes the hun
! ,ers. The sunset hour in the Adirondacks
sets Il host Of nocturnal creatures in mo
| ton. As the almost Invisible boat giidos
| silently along its pathway, shy beast and
! bird lay tare their mysteries to the eyes ot
the hunters Now muskrat peeps eau
tiously fruIn his lali submerged dwelling
on the bank. !iops into the stream and
swims to the opposite shore with incredi-
| hle swiflness. Next II duck suddenly rises
| with keen whistle OF swift wings and is
soon IA mere sneck In the distant Sky. Then
| !; heron rises on she'll like wings to dIsap-
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sightnI pntthe Iuntersa reno, IN beturupI
frnn, th.ir obi.ct Inv th, ylorj,s Of mature
M. suit. ,nd snY,nds If III. wilderness
are but incidents Of the expedition. IN,
rcnl .xcit,mcut comes when the rnme is
suied browsing ashur, or lust coming down
| tn tho stream for drink There is no ont
,v,rd sion of ,Iation MT TIN. SIGHT ,nI,ss IL
| hn III. added kc.on.es of tho ,v,,tebin,,
,ves TIM nrohlem is To oct within killing
distance vitbout attracting tn, attention
nf tho tame The naddler. never r.moyipy
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