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trees with his tomahawk as we returned. The last 

 prize we came to wsis my buck, and on him we saw a 

 wild-cat preparing to enjoy itself. The Indian rushed 

 forward, and the cat, which did not perceive him till too 

 late, flew up a tree, whence an arrow from the sure 

 hand of my companion soon brought it to the ground. 

 It was of a gray color, and larger than the domestic 

 cat. When these animals are irritated they will attack 

 men : my comrade carried off the skin. 



We rode back witli our booty to the camp, nnctovere 

 received with cheers. The party all returned one 

 after the other, most of them with game, one witli an 

 immense bear that he had killed, the largest I had yet 

 seen. 



While cooking was going on, the young men danced 

 and sang, the women taking no part in their amuse- 

 ments, but quietly continuing their occupations. 



On the following morning the chief said that he had 

 set a wolf-trap, and we went to see if any thing had 

 been caught. As there was plenty of food in the 

 camp, we all went together, except three, who, having 

 killed nothing yesterday, set off to try their luck again 

 to-dav. We took four large; strong dogs with us, and 

 followed the chief. With a triumphant smile he 

 showed me where he had set the trap, and near it a 

 tract; of blood; it was >ho\vu to the dog-, and they 

 followed it ii]> in full crv. 



Alter running about a mile, thev barked louder and 

 louder. We hurried on a> fast as we could, and found 

 the wolf at his last ga-p under the furious attack <>f 

 the dogs. They were immediately called oil', and 

 appeared to have suffered considerably, particularly 



