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get fresh meat, we would rather kill ante- 

 lope than any thing else; and as the bucks 

 are always to be instantly distinguished from 

 the does by their large horns, we confine our- 

 selves to them, and so work no harm to the 

 species. 



The antelope is a queer-looking rather than 

 a beautiful animal. The curious pronged 

 horns, great bulging eyes, and strange bridle- 

 like marks and bands on the face and throat 

 are more striking, but less handsome, than 

 the delicate head and branching antlers of a 

 deer ; and it entirely lacks the latter animal's 

 grace of movement. In its form and look, 

 when standing still, it is rather angular and 

 goat-like, and its movements merely have the 

 charm that comes from lightness, speed, and 

 agility. Its gait is singularly regular and 

 even, without any of the bounding, rolling 

 movement of a deer ; and it is, consequently, 

 very easy to hit running, compared with 

 other kinds of game. 



Antelope possess a most morbid curiosity. 



The appearance of any thing out of the way, 







