. The hunter and the trapper in North America; or, Romantic adventures in field and forest . unate negro contrived to tell hismelancholy tale. His wife, about two hours before, hadbeen taken seriously ill, and he therefore started off inhaste, without saying a word to any one, in search of thedistrict surgeon. When near the bean-field he caughtsight of the fire burning in the pan. Cuiiosity attractedhim towards it, and, despite the kicks and struggles ofthe horse lie rode, he had advanced almost up to the he heard the report of a gun, and felt himselfstruck by a ball. At his scr
. The hunter and the trapper in North America; or, Romantic adventures in field and forest . unate negro contrived to tell hismelancholy tale. His wife, about two hours before, hadbeen taken seriously ill, and he therefore started off inhaste, without saying a word to any one, in search of thedistrict surgeon. When near the bean-field he caughtsight of the fire burning in the pan. Cuiiosity attractedhim towards it, and, despite the kicks and struggles ofthe horse lie rode, he had advanced almost up to the he heard the report of a gun, and felt himselfstruck by a ball. At his scream of agony a poacher hadrushed to his assistance, and, throwing himself on hisknees, implored him to pardon his fatal error : seeing the DEATH OF THE NECRO. 205 cyos of the mule, lie had thought to tire on a stag. Ctesargave him his foi-giveness, and the poacher, fearing to besurprised, mounted his mare and rode away for dear life. Thank God, added Cfesar, you have come just intiiTie ; I feared I shoiild die alone in the middle of thewoods. Oh, if I could only once eml)race my wife and. /<- lHANK lioD, VOU HAVE (JOMK JUST JN ) her little one ! But I must die without seeing , my biother, be as a father to the new-born,and teach it my name. Adieu, adieu ! Oh ! The unfoitunate negro was dead ! This event produced a powerful impression on the negioPompey. Seized with remorse, he confessed to Mr. Ram-son, when he returnetl home on the following day, allthe details of the poaching expedition. The overseerSlouch, the primary cause of the misfortune that hadoccun-ed, was dismissed; and as he could not, for wantof the necessary certificate, obtain a i)lace on any plan- 206 ANOTHER HUNTING STORY. tation ill the Carolinas, he quitted the conntry, and em-baiked for California. Pompey still lives at Eamson House. He has replacedSlouch in the management of his masters business trans-actions, and Mr. Ramson has lost nothing by the change. I will now relate another hunti
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