CAMP LIFE NEAR THE TETONS 



take away with me was that which was 

 photographed upon my mind. In place of 

 a photograph to show to my friends I am 

 compelled to relate the bare circumstance 

 with but limited power to portray the scene 

 in words ; the imagination of the reader must 

 do the rest. 



How long the tableau would have lasted 

 I cannot say, if I had not pulled the curtain, 

 so to speak, by attempting to reach out and 

 get my rifle, which was nearby. I knew it 

 was a desperate chance, but I was extremely 

 anxious to secure the head of our handsome 

 guest. 



Hardly had I attempted to move my hand 

 in the direction of the rifle, although very 

 slowly, than the watchful eyes seemed to be- 

 come conscious of something wrong, and the 

 spell was broken. With a single leap the 

 deer cleared the lighted space and was lost 

 in the darkness of the forest. 



It is a well known fact that wild animals 

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