Cape Breton's Magazine

to which they would come to load their tails with earth, cut down with their teeth such and such trees for the construction of their huts. He had a particular gift of knowing the favorite places of those ani? mals for building them. But now let us rather speak of your great grandfather, who was so expert at making of snares for moose-deer, martins and elks. He had par? ticular secrets, absolutely unknown to any but himself, to compel these sorts of creatures to run sooner into his snares than those of others; and he was accord? ingly always so well provided with furs, that he was never at a loss to oblige his friends. "Now let us come to your grandfather, who has a thousand and a thousand times regaled the youth of his time with seals. How often in our young days have we greased our hair in his cabin? How often have we been in? vited, and even compelled by his friendly violence, to go home with him, whenever we returned with our camoes empty, to be treated with seal, to drink the oil, and anoint ourselves with it? He even pushed his generosity so far, as to give us of the oil to take home with us. But now we come to your father: there was a man for youl He used to signalize himself in every branch of chase; but especially in the art of shooting the game whether flying or sitting. He never missed his aim. He was particularly admirable for decoying of bustards by his artificial imitations. We are all of us tolerably expert at counter? feiting the cry of those bird3; but as to him, he surpassed us in certain inflexions of his voice, that made it impossible to distinguish his cry from that of the birds themselves. He had, besides, a particular way of motion with his body, that at a distance might be taken for the clapping of their wings, insomuch that he has often deceived ourselves, and put us to confusion as he started out of his hiding-place. "As for thyself, I say nothing, I am too full of the good things thou hast feasted me with, to treat on that subject; but I thank thee, and take thee by the hand, leaving to my fellow guests the care of acquiting themselves of that duty." Something new has been added: GEORGE'S DAIRY and LAUNDROMAT Baddeck "Let us take you to the cleaners" Windows, Doorst Avmings, Railings, Siding Modern Aluminum Products Vtelton Street, Sydner 562-1104 / 562-1105 r?.'' j' OCEAN GLASS LTD. WINDSHIELDS INSTALLED m THE SPOT a uiMiulu (term w''' plcasaiTt ' rc8Cfvati?p?? ' *'1' ' A-s. ' ? '' ' A (ad'XsaKc, Uit Mobile Service 765 Grand Lake Road Sydney Call Collect 539-6140 Ideal Ice Cream Co. Ltd. A complete line of frozen foods, ice cream and fountain supplies. 162 Prince Street, Sydney, N.S, Rione 5B4-4549 Cape Breton's Maga2ine/35