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but not mortally, and he was found two days after- 

 wards about half a mile off, picked clean by the wild 

 beasts. The antlers and skeleton were all that 

 remained of him. 



At six o'clock, supper was served, and I enjoyed it 

 all the more from the fact that I had provided the 

 principal dish myself. As we chatted away night 

 came on, and then Mr. Bergeron and I mounted on 

 horseback, leaving the men in camp to enjoy their 

 sport ATith the 'possums, &c. I took with me a 

 capital gun by Manton, slung by a strap across the 

 shoulders, in case of an attack by a bear or panther, 

 and in so doing I followed the example of my host, 

 who carried behind him a beautiful rifle, whose 

 excellent qualities and precision he had frequently 

 proved to me. On starting, our horses broke into a 

 canter through the windings of the forest, and 

 seemed to know their way to Dyots perfectly well. 

 In a short time, we could see, in spite of the dark- 

 ness, the liquid boundary which divided the saccha- 

 rine territory of my new friend. 



" Hulloa ! " cried out Mr. Bergeron, making a 

 speaking-trumpet of his hands, as soon as we reached 

 the banks of the stream. 



" Hi ! Hi ! Hi ! " came the answer, from three 

 separate quarters. 



" Come to order ! " he vociferated, and in a mo- 

 ment there was a sound of oars approaching the 

 bank, and directly afterwards a man came up to tell 



