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Title: The hunter and the trapper in North America ; or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. From the French of Bénédict Révoil
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891
Subjects: Hunting Game and game-birds
Publisher: London, New York : T. Nelson and Sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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m-self full length on the ground. But again, at the expiryof about ten minutes, he suddenly arose, and roared in amore ferocious manner than ever. The idea then occurredto me that another animal of his species was stealthilyapproaching from the rear, and that my Grisly objectedto any division of the spoil. If I had not deceived my-self, my fate would be soon decided. I also cherished afaint hope that my people, perhaps, were attempting tosuccour me under cover of the darkness; but was itprobable they would have courage enough to dare anything)That I had no longer any wish to sleep, you may readilyconjecture. 310 A WELCOME ARRIVAL. The Grisly, standing erect, growled continually, andpaced to and fro, as if uncertain what decision he shouldarrive at. Finally he decided : I saw that he was mak-ing ready for a leap ; my hour had come ! At this moment an unexpected howl echoed behindme, and a blaze of flame illuminated every surroundingobject. The howl lasted for one or two minutes, and an
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l RECOGNIZED THE FAITHFUL NARCISSUS. individual, whose head as well as shoulders seemed to beon fire, burst into the interval between me and myenemy ! The animal gave a terrible roar, rather of fear thanrage, and with a bound sprang away intothe deep dark-ness. Then, in the person who had arrived so opportunelyto my assistance, I recognized the faithful Narcissus.The flame with which at first he was crowned, had ceasedto shine, but in each hand he held a couple or more of SAVED ! SAVED ! 311 lighted branches, which he waved around his head, leapingand shouting, and whirling in a frantic manner; he hadthe air of a demon, but for me he was a liberating angel!The poor fellow suffered from so great an alarm that hecould hardly speak, and did not hear a word which Isaid to him. ^Master, load your gun! load your gun! he criedincessantly; the great beast will return; load yourgun ! This was excellent counsel, and I followed it asquickly as I could. On rising from the ground I foundmyself as

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