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Iaciturn, slow and indoient in his movements,
had scarcely thought him capable OF sudden ex-
cltcment. But row the energy and fire of ten
men seemed in him. His strokes fell with ra.
pidity and power had never before witnessed.
have seen men row for wagers and for dear life,
but never saw strokes tell on boat as did those
Of his. 1t is true the skiff was light, for il was
try from lake TO lake, and il is true also that
threw myself on the paddle with which | stcered
with ell the strength was master OF, but the
strokes of Mitchell seemed 20 lift each time the
cookie she'll from ti!c water. As he fell back on
the oars 50 rapid was the passage of the ooet
that the water, as Ii parted before 1t, rose up
each siGc as high as his shoulders and ioamed
like q torrent past me. On, on ne sped Ike winged
creature, when rife shot rang dull and heavy


in The distance, and the wind lifted the smokeand
bore i, down toward us. DID he hit him %
exclaimed Mitchell. dropped my paddle. and
lifting my glass 10 my oyc replied, no, and 1t is
u buck. l see MS antlers, and he is bearing
right down on u.s." And now our boat seemed
fairly 10 skim over the surface, while the other
boat had been compelled to lay-to moment to
mend oar, was again sent with no stintcd
strokes down the lake. At length could see
the head and antlers Of the noble fellow with the
naked eyes, as with dilatcd nostTils and terror
stricken glance he swan and doubled on his pur-
suers. Hold" | exclaimed, as ne glanced
away toward the shore. TIE boat fell into the
trough OF the waves Just as | raised my rifle to
my shoulders, and the little cookie shell rocked
50 Ike mad on the water, and my frame was
quiveriug so with the exhaus:iEg effort of the
last few minutes, that the muzzlc Of my rifle dc
scribed all sorts Of mathematical diagrams around
the head of the deer as endeavored to make it
bear for single second on his head. could
net shoot-but fire fire !" shouted Mitchell,
and fire it was. The bullet struck just under
his throat throwing the water over bis head,
while he made desperate spring and pulled for
the shore. Shame on me, but might as well
have shot on horseback under full g1llop AT
past, and crack went the rifle Of W-d. He
missed, and again our skif was dividing the
waves before her while in scarcely more time
than have been relating it, another bail was in
nv gun and exclaimed, "now Mitchell, throw
tie head of the boat on to the waves SO the mo-
ton shall be steady, and if miss him | will
fling my rife into the lake" a single stroke of
the oar sent her round, and as she rose and fell
on the short sea, | " watched my time" and pull
cd A desperate plunge and bloody streak on
J,lot t,1,o k,,lln ba2 hn
blood. Struggle on. bold fellow, but your life is
reached, and never again shall your foot press
the mountain. side Just then another shot
struck the water close by cur boat, glanced, and
also entered the deer lie bowed his antercd
heod in the waves and turned over on his side
while a few convulsive efforts told of his death
AGONY. A few strokes of the oar and our boat
law along side The knife Of the Indian entered
his throat, and the water grew purple with his
life stream raised him by the horns and tow
ed him slowly along toward the shore


The excitement of the chase was over, and as
gazed on the wild yet mild and gentle eye OF the
noble creature now glazing in death, feeling OF
remorsc arose in my heart for the deed. could
have moralizcd an hour over the beautiful form
as ii hoated on the water. The velvet antlers
(thev are now in their velvet gave more HARM
less aspect to thc head than the stubborn horn,
and almost wished to recall him TO life. Ii
seemed impossible that q few minutes before that
delicate limbod creature was tfeadng IN all the


ov of freedom his forest home. How wild had
been bis terror as the fierce cry of the hound
bo
down the mountain side, and how free and dar-
ing his plunge from the rock into the wave!-
But the bold swimmer had been environcd by
foes too strong for him, and though struggling
on to the last, had fallen where he could not turn
at bay. The delicate nostril was now relaxed IN
death, and the slender limbs stiff and cold
Well. such is lfe-we are all hunters or hunted,
and wo to the most innocent and unprotected.


was awakened from my moralizng by
Mitchell, who that moment ceased rowing ana
rave call. The noble white hound had io
lowed the track Of the deer to the shore, ano
stood perple1cd and anxious till the first Te shot
fell over the water. He then plunged IN, and
had ever s;nce been swimming alter US IN 'ne
chase. We lav-to and took the noble fellow IN
and then pulled for shore. Yours, &c IL.


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