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came up to the surface, put a rifle to his head and killed 

 him. 



The hook was cut out of his mouth, and the body 

 floated down the river a few yards, and, as we learned in 

 the morning, lodged against the bank. 



The discomfort of the Doctor's fishery now became ap- 

 parent. Supper being dispatched, every one rolled over, 

 pulling off his boots for a pillow, or laying his head on 

 his arm. The first sleeper had just begun to emit the 

 first hoarse breathing which a listener would call a snore 

 and the sleeper would swear was not, when we heard, 

 "Ah-ha — whoo-a-whoo-oo-oo !" from a little way down 

 shore. " Bow-ow-ow-owe-owe !" said every dog in the 

 camp, in different tones of shrillness, depending upon the 

 acidity of their tempers. Up on end came every sleeper. 



" What's that ?" quoth I.. 



" Cuss the wolves !" quoth Mike. 



" Dar's a prime psalm singer, settin' the tune," quoth 

 Scip. 



" Cause he settin' tune, yer mussent kick around like 

 all afire," quoth Caesar, holding on to his shin, that some 

 one had kicked. 



" "Wag, here Wag, doii*t go there !" called the Doctor 

 to his cur, that had not the least intention of venturing 

 beyond the circle of the fire-light. 



Everybody turned over ; wolves are never dangerous, 

 unless to your provisions, and in a moment more thei-e 

 was silence and a sound of strangulation from the Doc- 

 torthat foreboded hisprofoundest sleep, when " Ooh-ooh- 



