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Title: Authentic letters from upper Canada : with an account of Canadian field sports
Year: 1833 (1830s)
Authors: Magrath, Thomas William, 1769-1851 Radcliff, Thomas Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868
Subjects: Sports
Publisher: Dublin : W. Curry, jun. and company (etc., etc.)
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d neverstopped till we ranged along the farmersyard, thirteen fine deer, (two of them twicehit,) which were duly transferred to the frozenlarder, at Erindale, for Winter provant. Many weeks of similar amusement mightbe enumerated, since I became acquainted witiithe manner of getting in on the game. The DEER SHOOTING. 263 young sportsman, however, must not expectthe success which I have described, on his firstarrival in the woods. I remain, my dear Sir, Faithfidly yours,Thos. Wm. Magrath. P. S. My next shall treat of Bear Shooting. 264 LETTER XVIL From Thos. Wm. Magraih, Esq. Upper Canadi<uto the Rev. TTiomas Radcliff, Dublin. Erindale, January, 1832. My dear Sir,I follow up, at your desire, the particularsof ihejield or rather^res^ sports—and havingclosed my last long letter, \\ath the subject ofdeer hunting, I will commence this with an-other description of amusement. BEAR SHOOTING.The bear, though apparently an unwieldyanimal, gets over the ground, faster than onecould suppose.
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BEAR SHOOTING. 265 I have had a pet one for years, (reared froma cub) that follows me about, and has oftenkept up with my horse, when at a roundcanter. This huge black bear, standing five feethigh when upright, is of the fai? sex. Thename to which she answers, Mocaunse. *Her qualities, mildness and docility. She runs about the house like a dog, andis invited to the drawing-room, when anyvisitor arrives, who wishes to make her ac-quaintance—when my avocations led me tothe woods in distant parts of the province,Mocaunse was the companion of my journey,and the nightly guardian of my tent—not asound or stir could be made, without awarning from her cautionary wliine, or growl. It was amusing to observe with what gravityshe took her seat each morning at the op-posite side of the mat, upon which my break- Mo caunse is, in the Mississagua language, YoungBear. 266 AUTHENTIC LETTERS. fast was arranged, and the patience withwhich she waited for her share of the repast.In this cardinal virtue

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