. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . JOE S MOUNTAIN FlUEND. boys. A light wagon drawn by a pair of horses carried them rapidlythrough the forest and over the hills, and just at dnsk they reached thehunting-lodge, where they were warmly welcomed by the owner. He was a man of a somewhat uncertain age, with a full, round face,and a body that appeared at first glance a trifle too heavy for mountain A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. 71 climbing. He was dressed in a suit of buckskin, with fringes at the c^ - Cv seams, and when his hat was off a bare spot was revealed on the top ofhis head
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . JOE S MOUNTAIN FlUEND. boys. A light wagon drawn by a pair of horses carried them rapidlythrough the forest and over the hills, and just at dnsk they reached thehunting-lodge, where they were warmly welcomed by the owner. He was a man of a somewhat uncertain age, with a full, round face,and a body that appeared at first glance a trifle too heavy for mountain A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS. 71 climbing. He was dressed in a suit of buckskin, with fringes at the c^ - Cv seams, and when his hat was off a bare spot was revealed on the top ofhis head, like a clearing in a forest. Joe introduced him as Mr. Bridg-man, but addressed him familiarly as Jack. They were old friends, •J^—-- - —~-T^—-^ , {4/ - ^,. A QUESTION OF DINNER. and had been together in many a hunt through the woods of Maine andNew Hampshire, and in Canada. Jack had taken his abode for the win-ter in the locality where the boys found him, and he had already capturedhalf a dozen bears, and a fair number of foxes and other game. He had followed Joes example of the previous year, by killing a bearwith cubs, and bringing the little fellows home. He gave one of then?to a settler, who lived a mile or two away from Jacks house, and wantedthe cub as a playfellow for his boy. The boy and the cub got along verywell for a time, except when there was anything to be eaten, and thenthere was a dispute as to who should have possession and satisfy his appe-tite first. They like mush and milk, said the settler one day, when Jack askedhim how the boy and the cub were prospering, and whenever a bowl ofit is ready they have a regular set-to, and sometimes tip it over before 72 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. they are done quarrelling. The boy usually co
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