. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. m 92 I'ox-Hunting in yV<7i' /ing/nntf. \ imifflcd tluul \.\\v. (Inini (if .1 partriilj^c ? No, it never reaclu's tin; final roll of his |)C'rtornianct'. It is only tlu; hcatinjj; ot' your own lu-art. lint now you hear tlu; unmijitakahlc nervous rustic of Riy-. TO PRSIRnY TllK SCKNT. naril's footsteps in the leaves ; now hounilinjj;' with lonir leaps, now picking,'' his way; now unheard for an instant as he halts to listen. A yellow-retl spot
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. m 92 I'ox-Hunting in yV<7i' /ing/nntf. \ imifflcd tluul \.\\v. (Inini (if .1 partriilj^c ? No, it never reaclu's tin; final roll of his |)C'rtornianct'. It is only tlu; hcatinjj; ot' your own lu-art. lint now you hear tlu; unmijitakahlc nervous rustic of Riy-. TO PRSIRnY TllK SCKNT. naril's footsteps in the leaves ; now hounilinjj;' with lonir leaps, now picking,'' his way; now unheard for an instant as he halts to listen. A yellow-retl spot _orows out of the russet leaves, and that is he, cominy^ straight toward you. A <,am-shot and a half away, he stops on a knoll anil turns half-waj' round to listen for tlu; do<rs. In great sus- pense you wonder if he will come riyht on or sheer off and baffle you. But a louder sounding' of the change by his pursuers sends him onward rit^ht toward you. I lis face is a study as he gallops leisurely along, listening anil plotting. He picks his way for a few yards along the outcropping stones in the bed of the brook, and then begins to climb the slope diagonally toward you. 1 le is only fifty yards off when you raise tlu; muzzle of your gun, drop your chee'k to the stock, and aim a little forwartl of his nose; your finger presses the trigger, and while the loud report is rebounding from wood to hill, you peer through the hanging smoke to learn whether you have cause for joy or mortification. Ah ! there he lies, done to death, despite his speed and cunning. The old dog follows his every foot- stej) to the spot where he lies, stops for a breath in a half surprise as he comes upon him, then seizes him by the back, shaking him savagely, and biting him from shoulders :o hips. Let him mouth his fallen foi; to his heart's content, no matter how hi; rumples the sleek fur; it is his only recompense for the faithful service he has so \vell performed. And now the young dog
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