Moose Hunt, The

DESCRIPTION: "It was one chilly morn in March, I started for a ramble" and tracks a moose over great distances.Kkilling it, the meat is of little use, it is so tough; they use some of it as shingles. For all that, ignoring time spent, the hunter makes half a dollar
AUTHOR: "Old Lynit" (source: Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine)
EARLIEST DATE: 1856 (Ellsworth American, according to Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine)
KEYWORDS: hunting animal food humorous
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 370-372, "The Moose Hunt" (1 text, not divided into stanzas but with appropriate rhyme scheme)
File: EcSm370

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