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and rage, but his leg is held fast. But death is in delay. 

 A bold deed is called for. 



" His leg is caught by the iron grim ; 

 To save his life he yields his limb, 

 And off he gnaws it, though great the smart; 

 He has a bold, courageous heart ! " 



Away he goes, bounding as if he had only pulled off 

 a boot, and he is a wary old fox as long as he lives. 



Masius. 



CHAPTER X. 



SLYER THAN A FOX. 



1. FOX-HUNTING is a popular sport in the Conhocton 

 Valley, Steuben County, New York, and in the past foxes 

 seem to have been plenty. The most successful hunter of 



The Fox at Home, 



foxes in the region is William Kelsey, of Avoca. When 

 the skins of foxes commanded a high price in the market 



