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progress equal to mine, so he beat down the snow 

 about him and faced me, and I was holding him when 

 Zip arrived full of fury and yelping. 



My quarry upon this broke off again, when Zip, 

 with still more frightful yelps, fastened momentarily 

 on the rear, letting go in season to avoid the front- 

 foot strike so habitual with the deer at close 

 quarters. A dog of this character is more efficient 

 with moose and deer at bay, and in fact with bear 

 or other large animals belonging to the dangerous 

 class, than a large and courageous one depending 

 upon his power untaught by experience, which often 

 occasions his sudden exit from the scene, and con- 

 sequent peril to his master. 



I noted lately an account of the escape of a hunter 

 in the mountains from a wounded grizzly bear by the 

 active distracting work of a fox-terrier which accom- 

 panied him. 



All the rest of the deer had broken away out of 

 sight, and I saw no difficulty in holding mine until 

 Nay should come up with the gun. But he was 

 slow in arriving, and my buck kept moving along, 

 and I kept after him, impeding him with Zip as much 

 as possible, which worked him up into a great fury in 

 which he would charge at his tormentor with a hissing 

 sound, striking at him with his feet, which Zip managed 

 to keep well clear of, but came very near being trod- 

 den under several times owing to the broken snow, 

 which troubled him as much as the buck. 



I worked up pretty closely with my cheering 

 on, but thought prudent to have my long-bladed 

 knife in hand in case I should receive a charge, and 

 sure enough it came rather unexpectedly, and so 



