. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. A CURIOUS 81'K(;TA(XK. 53 In lialf an hour evoryWly wa« on the niaifli—men, women, and children—and silently we took our way towards tlie j)lace where tlie Indians hiul encountered the turkeys. About lialf a mile from this sjwt the whole tribe, at a signal from the chief, divided into two detach- ments, one proceeding in a northward, and the other in a southward direction. It waa a curious spectacle to see about two hundred and eighty Redskins marching in fi
. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. A CURIOUS 81'K(;TA(XK. 53 In lialf an hour evoryWly wa« on the niaifli—men, women, and children—and silently we took our way towards tlie j)lace where tlie Indians hiul encountered the turkeys. About lialf a mile from this sjwt the whole tribe, at a signal from the chief, divided into two detach- ments, one proceeding in a northward, and the other in a southward direction. It waa a curious spectacle to see about two hundred and eighty Redskins marching in file, in single rank, with the hotly half bent, so that their. IT WAS A OUHIOV8 gFEOTACLB TO SEE. head might not rise above the grass through which they forced their passage. Soon a clucking, repeated by several cocks, warned us that we had been perceived or heard by the turkeys. The whole flock appeared before us; and when the chief of the Bedskins gave the signal of attack, by raising his war-whoop, all his tribe rushed forward headlong, making the air resound with piercing and guttural cries. Suddenly, as at a single bound, the mob of turkeys. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882. London; Edinburgh : T. Nelson
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