two hundred and fifty yards.

"

You

could not hit that," said a trapper to Henri,

who was rather fond of jeering him about his shortsightedness.

"Non!" cried Henri, who didn't see the animal in the

least; "say you dat? ve shall see;" and he let fly with a

promptitude that amazed his comrades, and with a result

that drew from them peals of laughter.

"Why, you have missed the mountain!"