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CHAPTER I. A Great Institution CHAPTER II. Hurrah! for the Country CHAPTER III. The Departure—The Stag Hounds—The Chase—Round Lake CHAPTER IV. The Doctor's Story—A Slippery Fish—A Lawsuit and a Compromise CHAPTER V. A Frightened Animal—Trolling for Trout—The Boatman's Story Defence CHAPTER VII. Kinks!—"Dirty Dogs"—The Barking Dog that was found Dead in the Yard—The Dog that Barked himself to Death CHAPTER VIII. Stony Brook—A Good Time with the Trout—Rackett River—Tupper's Lake—A Question Asked and Answered CHAPTER IX. Hunting by Torchlight—An Incompetent Judge—A New Sound in the Forest—Old Sangamo's Donkey CHAPTER X. Grindstone Brook—Forest Sounds—A Funny Tree covered with Snow Flakes CHAPTER XI. A Convention broken up in a Row—The Chairman ejected CHAPTER XII. The First Chain of Ponds—Shooting by Turns—Sheep Washing—A Plunge and a Dive—A Roland for an Oliver CHAPTER XIII. A Jolly Time for the Deer—Hunting on the Water by Daylight—Mud Lake—Funereal Scenery—A New way of Taking Rabbits—The Negro and the Merino Buck—A Collision CHAPTER XIV. A Deer Trapped—The Result of a Combat—A Question of Mental Philosophy Discussed CHAPTER XV. Hooking up Trout—The Left Branch—The Rapids—A Fight with a Buck CHAPTER XVI. Round Pond—The Pile Driver—A Theory for Spiritualists CHAPTER XVII. Little Tupper's Lake—A Spike Buck—A Thunder Storm in the Forest—The Howl of the Wolf CHAPTER XVIII. An Exploring Voyage in an Alderswamp—A Beaver Dam—A Fair Shot and a Miss—Drowning a Bear—an Unpleasant Passenger CHAPTER XIX. Spalding's Bear Story—Climbing to avoid a Collision—An Unexpected Meeting—A Race CHAPTER XX. The Chase on the Island—The Chase on the Lake—The Bear—Gambling for Glory—Anecdote of Noah and the Gentleman who offered to Officiate as Pilot on Board the Ark CHAPTER XXI. The Doctor and his Wife on a Fishing Excursion—The Law of the Case—Strong-minded Women CHAPTER XXII. A Beautiful Flower—A New Lake—A Moose—His Capture—A Sumptuous Dinner CHAPTER XXIII. The Cricket in the Wall—The Minister's Illustration—Old Memories CHAPTER XXIV. The Accidents of Life—"Some Men Achieve Greatness, and Some have Greatness Thrust Upon Them"—A Slide—Rattle at the Top and an Icy Pool at the Bottom—A Fanciful Story CHAPTER XXV. Headed Towards Home—The Martin and Sable Hunter—His Cabin—Autumnal Scenery CHAPTER XXVI. A Surprise—A Serenade—A Visit from Strangers—An Invitation to Breakfast—A Fashionable Hour and a Bountiful Bill of Fare CHAPTER XXVII. Would I were a Boy Again! CHAPTER XXVIII. Headed Down Stream—Return to Tupper's Lake—The Camp on the Island CHAPTER XXIX. A Mysterious Sound—Treed by a Moose—Angling for a Powder Horn—An Unheeded Warning and the Consequences CHAPTER XXX. Good-bye—Floating Down the Rackett—A Black Fox—A Trick upon the Martin Trappers and its Consequences CHAPTER XXXI. Out of the Woods—The Thousand Islands—Cape Vincent—Bass Fishing—Home—A Searcher after Truth—An Interruption—Finis THE RIFLE AND THE ROD.