Forest leaves . so I was scared of nothin. As I lay watchin thefew red coals I thought 1 see a gleam of somethin bright. 1 kep watchinit, an it seemed to cast a spell on me. I couldnt take my eyes off it,shinin out of the dark right acrost from me an over ihe fire. I thoughtof a story I once heard of a hunter charmed by a snake an pisened todeath. Purty soon I see a second bright spot right by the first. Theywas first red an then green, an I rubbed my eyes to make em out then the fire began to blaze up. An good Lord! right thaar beforemy very eyes I see a panther take shape. Thaar
Forest leaves . so I was scared of nothin. As I lay watchin thefew red coals I thought 1 see a gleam of somethin bright. 1 kep watchinit, an it seemed to cast a spell on me. I couldnt take my eyes off it,shinin out of the dark right acrost from me an over ihe fire. I thoughtof a story I once heard of a hunter charmed by a snake an pisened todeath. Purty soon I see a second bright spot right by the first. Theywas first red an then green, an I rubbed my eyes to make em out then the fire began to blaze up. An good Lord! right thaar beforemy very eyes I see a panther take shape. Thaar he lay stretched nut on a FOREST LEAVES 35 big bough, a big feller, full ten feet long, a-switchin his tail an a-glarindown onto me. A cold sweat broke out all over me. I began to see things like adrownin man; I could see the cartridges in my gun, lyin there cold andhard, not willing to blaze out and kill the beast; I could see the browny-white potatoes that I he J just turned out of their hole on the hill when. In the Heart of the Adirondacks. I grabbed my gun and followed Sebatos, leavin em there to get sun-greened ; I could see my mother standin in the door, lookin down theroad an wonderin whaar Id gone this time, an if Id get home beforethe other boys hed eat up the last of the blackberry pies. An all the time the beast lashed his tail back an forth an held medown with his green eyes. Then somethin stirred in me ; I roused myself,and still lookin at the panther, reached over and punched Sebatos. What you want? he grunted. I punched agin. This time he rolled over an see the panther. Forhalf a second he lay lookin at it. I was scared more than ever, for, thinksI, if Sebatos is scared, its all up. an no mistake. The critters tail stopped switching an he half shut his eyes. I shut mine close, and in my mind began: O Lord ! be merciful This takes a good deal sight longer to tell than it did to happen, for it all happenedwhile Sebatos was rollin over an back agin. 1 heard him gr
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