. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. DAIKIIAN AM) llll- lU'ARS 71 Isâpro- as may irnal at l: of his vc been riiomas, crocious â¢'s lodge 0 sooner new he lineteen, and his [t seems )rity was ;empt to le stern now he is ^lo'inix barrelled ind told jbits for led the Arrived on the lear the to get le bear )ut, and grizzly was on its hind-legs in an instant, and, looking round, saw him. Without a moment's hesitation the grizzly {iiiysia/iia) had rushed out upon him 'roaring like a bull. Me had only the small muzzle-loader, and his caps were cracked and wet, so that if he did not k
. The land of the muskeg [microform]. Hunting; Chasse. DAIKIIAN AM) llll- lU'ARS 71 Isâpro- as may irnal at l: of his vc been riiomas, crocious â¢'s lodge 0 sooner new he lineteen, and his [t seems )rity was ;empt to le stern now he is ^lo'inix barrelled ind told jbits for led the Arrived on the lear the to get le bear )ut, and grizzly was on its hind-legs in an instant, and, looking round, saw him. Without a moment's hesitation the grizzly {iiiysia/iia) had rushed out upon him 'roaring like a bull. Me had only the small muzzle-loader, and his caps were cracked and wet, so that if he did not kill at the first shot he was done for. Daukhan waited until the bear was almost upon him, and then fired and jumped cpiickly aside,. â III, HAD Till. ^ ;-I.().\ grasping at his side for his hunting-knife. Then he remembered that his father had taken this from him with the rifle. Hut his suspense was soon over, for the huge animal rolled over dead at his feet. I had been told the story of this youthful escapade before, so that I had no doubt of the truth of the tale ; and I have always thought it one of the pluckiest things I have ever 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 Somerset, H. Somers (Henry Somers). London : W. Heinemann
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