Paddling under Palmettos — page 225: what you’re looking at

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218 Paddling Under Palmettos. “Good for you, captain,” said Archie. There are many men who sail under the name of sportsmen who are little better than hogs. They kill ten times as much as they can use, and never put a fish back in the water when he has afforded them fine sport. Such men deplete the forests and streams of the whole country. They are butchers. Our friends did not belong to this class. ‘They experienced all the love of nature that is a part of a true sports- man’s being, and never slaughtered for the sake of killing. When they returned to camp they were pleased to find it had not been disturbed during their absence. The honey was packed away in odd Jars and screw- topped cans, emptied for this purpose. It lasted them almost through the entire cruise, and they had > reason on many an occasion to feel grateful to Ned for his work in discovering the bee tree. However, if Archie had not shot the bear the subject of honey would perhaps never have come up. The others helped Archie skin his prize, for the animal was sleek and black, unlike many of his kind Gomicbooks.co