Wild Northern Scenes - Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Wild Northern Scenes, by S. H. HammondThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the RodAuthor: S. H. HammondRelease Date: November 7, 2003 [EBook #10009]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WILD NORTHERN SCENES ***Produced by Michael Lockey and PG Distributed Proofreaders[Illustration: He smashed down upon me again, and made that hole in my leg above the knee. I handled my knife in ahurry, and made more than one hole in his skin, while he stuck a prong through my arm.]WILD NORTHERN SCENES.ORSPORTING ADVENTURESWITHTHE RIFLE AND THE ROD.BY S. H. HAMMOND.1857TO JOHN H. REYNOLDS, ESQ., OF ALBANY.You have floated over the beautiful lakes and along the pleasant rivers of that broad wilderness lying between themajestic St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain. You have, in seasons of relaxation from the labors of a profession in whichyou have achieved such enviable distinction, indulged in the sports pertaining to that wild region. You have listened to theglad music of the woods when the morning was young, and to the solemn night voices of the forest when darknessenshrouded the earth. You are, therefore, familiar with the scenery described in ...