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share with us a place In our little barks, and we were off 

 to our tents. 



The reader's attention has been directed to the wonder- 

 ful manifestation of intelligence or instinct on the part of 

 this doe, which had just been killed, when she, in the one 

 instance, took to the water in order to throw the hounds 

 off her trail, and then very promptly returned to the woods 









The dead doe 



for the purpose of avoiding a second encounter with an 

 enemy more dreadful than the dogs. Later on we find her 

 keeping close to the lake-shore, In order that she might be 

 thus enabled to baffle the hounds once more if the neces- 

 sity should arise. 



A few days after the occurrences that we have just re- 

 corded an opportunity was again given us to study some 

 very fine manoeuvring on the part of an old buck, in order 

 to throw the keen-scented hounds off his trail. This game 

 was so well played that it cannot fail to Interest those who 

 read It. The hounds had been taken into the woods on 

 this occasion by the faithful " Tom," and nearly two hours 

 had elapsed before we heard their baying, which was as 

 yet rather indistinct. 



