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very industrious in providing for her children. She would bring in 

 rabbits, berries and hog potatoes, which were quite a help to the family. 

 , One morning the man went to look for game. Just a short distance 

 from their tipi he saw some antelope grazing, but as soon as they saw 

 him they ran away. He followed their trail down the creek, but there 

 was another herd of antelope and deer on the side of a mountain. He 

 stopped and went around to get within range of them. The animals 

 saw him advancing and soon ran away and disappeared. But he didn't 

 get discouraged. He kept going on to kill something for the folks to 

 eat, but at last he returned home without anything. When he went 

 into his tipi his wife had prepared his supper, which consisted of a 

 rabbit and some berries. "I saw plenty of game, but I can't get close 

 to it. I have even followed them for a distance, but without any suc- 

 cess," said the husband. "Never mind, I have brought plenty of rabbits 

 and berries from the woods to-day. I guess we won't starve, for I 

 know there are plenty of them yet," said the wife. 



The next morning the man started out again for the same thing, 

 and the wife with some of her children went in the woods for more 

 rabbits, etc. After the man had gone a distance, he saw antelope 

 again. He at once threw himself down, to keep from being seen by 

 the animals, but the animals being very sensitive soon ran away. After 

 wandering in the woods and mountains in search of game, he returned 

 home without anything. He went into his tipi and found his wife con- 

 tented, because she had brought in more rabbits that day. She gav^ 

 him a good meal, and they retired for the night. "Well, my wife, I am 

 always very careful when I see the game, but somehow they will get 

 away before I can get close to them. It is no trouble to locate them, 

 but to get within good range of them is a matter of difficulty. Never- 

 theless, I shall try again in the morning," said he. 



Tn the morning he started out in a different direction, this time 

 confident of being successful. His wife was at home, fixing up things, 

 getting wood, cutting forks and poles for her own use. She went out 

 also, after doing^ the chores at the tipi. This man was walking along 

 looking ahead of him and occasionally looked back of him, anxious 

 to spy antelope or turkeys to kill. Finally he came to a buffalo cow 

 and calf, grazing on short grass. He stopped and wondered. ' This 

 is the first time I have come across a buffalo cow and calf since I have 

 camped here. I failed to get close to the other animals, but now I am 

 quite sure this time of getting a supply of fresh beef. That cow and calf 

 are busy grazing in the grass, and they can't see me as quickly as the 



