his strength he crawled
into the log, till just the bushy tip of his tail protruded to betray
him. There he lay down with one paw over his nose, and sank into the
long sleep. For an hour the frost bit hard upon the fields, stiffening
to stone the bodies but now so hot with eager life. Then the snow came
thick and silent, filling the emptiness with a moving blur, and buried
away all witness of the fight.

* * * * * *

Charles G. D. Roberts'

THE BACKWOODSMEN

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"'The Backwoodsmen' shows that the writer knows the backwoods as
the sailor knows the sea. Indeed, his various studies of wild life
in general, whether cast in the world of short sketch or story or
full-length narrative, have always secured an interested
public.... Mr. Roberts possesses a keen artistic sense which is
especially marked when he is rounding some story to its end. There
is never a word too much, and he invariably stops when the stop
should be made.... Few writers exhibit such entire sympathy with
the nature of beasts and birds as he."--_Boston Herald._

"When placed by the side of the popular novel, the strength of
these stories causes them to stand out like a huge primitive giant
by the side of a simpering society miss, and while the grace and
beauty of the girl may please the eye for a moment, it is to the
rugged strength of the primitive man your eyes will turn to glory
in his power and simplicity. In simple, forceful style Mr. Roberts
takes the reader with him out into the cold, dark woods, through
blizzards, stalking game, encountering all the dangers of the
backwoodsmen's life, and enjoying the close contact with Nature in
all her moods. His descriptions are so vivid that you can almost
feel the tang of the frosty air, the biting sting of the snowy
sleet beating on your face, you can hear the crunch of the snow
beneath your feet, and when, after heartlessly exposing you to the
elements, he lets you wander into camp with the characters of the
story, you stretch out and bask in the warmth and cheer of the
fire."--_Western Review._

L. W. Brownell's

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE SPORTSMAN NATURALIST

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"It often occurs that he who finds delight in woodcraft finds also