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rods away, facing us squarely. He had come 

 up a little rise of ground, and had stopped 

 as he saw us. But for my friend's muscular 

 assistance, I should have missed him, near as 

 he was, for in one second he was gone ; and 

 though we scaled the wall instantly and ran 

 up the slope, we got no further sight of 

 him. 



Yes, if you are a discouraged, winter-killed 

 nature lover, who has begun to think that 

 Massachusetts woods woods within sight 

 of the State House dome are pretty much 

 devoid of wild life, go out after a light snow- 

 fall and read the natural history record of a 

 single night. We shall not be without woods, 

 nor will the woods be without inhabitants, 

 for a good while yet. 



