hunting moose in that way, it is best to have two dogs or more, as then
one dog may attack while another is being pursued. But I warn you, if
you are in pursuit of a moose and if he turns at bay for the first time
. . . look out . . . for then he will surely attack you; if, however,
he turns at bay through sheer exhaustion or from over-whelming pain, he
will not always fight; but under the first condition, the hunter is a
fool if he approaches within ten paces of a bayed moose."


"THE OWL" MAKES A KILL

Rising early next morning we made a very small fire to cook our
breakfast and were ready to start as soon as dawn came to light us on
our way. Oo-koo-hoo took great care in loading his gun as he expected
to come upon moose at any time. He placed a patch of cotton about the
ball before ramming it in, and made sure that the powder showed in the
nipple before putting on the percussion cap. And as he took his
fire-steel and whetted a keener edge upon his knife, a smile of
hunter's contentment overspread his face, because he well knew how soon
he was to use the blade. That morning he did not light his pipe as
usual because, as he explained, he wanted to have his wits about him;
furthermore, he did not wish to add to the strength of his man-smell;
and whispering to me he added with a smile:

"My son, when I smell some men, especially some white men, I never
blame the animals of the Strong Woods for taking fright and running
away."

And that reminds me that while we white people consider the negro the
standard-bearer of the most offensive of all human body smells, the