. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . LAUGE GAME. 13 he and I went among the mountains to buntfor something. Pretty soon we saw a squir-rel, but Bill was so intent on killing a bear,a raccoon, or some large animal, that hescorned to shoot a squirrel. As we went on,we met with various kinds of small game,but none worthy of the attention of myheroic friend. It was now evening, and we were at aconsiderable distancefrom home. We walked along as fast as wecould, and Bill, whowas never out of spi-rits, beguiled the timeby telling what he — have done, ifsomething had
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . LAUGE GAME. 13 he and I went among the mountains to buntfor something. Pretty soon we saw a squir-rel, but Bill was so intent on killing a bear,a raccoon, or some large animal, that hescorned to shoot a squirrel. As we went on,we met with various kinds of small game,but none worthy of the attention of myheroic friend. It was now evening, and we were at aconsiderable distancefrom home. We walked along as fast as wecould, and Bill, whowas never out of spi-rits, beguiled the timeby telling what he — have done, ifsomething had fallen in his way. If a wolfhad come along in the woods, said Bill, draw-ing up the old piece, and taking aim at an oldstump, and if he had come near enough,how I would have peppered him! Just at that instant we heard a rustlingsound in a meadow that we were passing. Itwas too dark to see distinctlv. but Bill *• •* peeped through the fence, and saying to me. BOUGHT. in an emphatic whisper^ Be still; I seeone \ he cocked the gun and brought theheavy old piece to a level with his eye. Aftera long, portentous aim, during which Iwinked so hard as nearly to put my eyes out-bang ! it went, and Bill was stretchedbackward upon the grass in an instant, by
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