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eyes of the mule, he had thought to fire on a stag. Caesar 

 gave him his forgiveness, and the poacher, fearing to be 

 surprised, mounted his mare and rode away for dear life. 

 " Thank God," added Csesar, " you have come just in 

 time ; I feared I should die alone in the middle of the 

 woods. Oh, if I could only once embrace my wife and 



"THANK GOD, YOU HAVE COME JUST IN TIME.'* 



her little one ! But I must die without seeing them. 

 Pompey, my brother, be as a father to the new-born, 

 and teach it my name. Adieu, adieu ! Oh ! " 



The unfortunate negro was dead ! 



This event produced a powerful impression on the negro 

 Pompey. Seized with remorse, he confessed to Mr. Ram- 

 son, when he returned home on the following day, all 

 the details of the poaching expedition. The overseer 

 Slouch, the primary cause of the misfortune that had 

 occurred, was dismissed ; and as he could not, for want 

 of the necessary certificate, obtain a place on any plan- 



