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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW. 



move over so thick a snow ; we shall find them shortly 

 in their basse-cour.* 



" Now, my friend," he continued, " observe the greatest 

 silence ! If a stag come within your reach, I beg of you 

 not to fire ; for though we are still about three miles 

 from the cariboos, their hearing is so fine that they will 

 hear us, and disappear before our arrival. Here, Jack ! 

 behind ! " added Mr. Howard, speaking to a magnificent 

 deerhound. " Do you see, friend "? He has found the 

 scent." 



"l ALONE STOOD ERECT." 



As we advanced, the imprints became more marked. 

 Jack was put in leash ; Monai marched in advance ; and 

 Mr. Howard and myself followed him in silence. Jack 

 foamed at the mouth ; his eyes seemed starting from his 

 head; but he did not bark. Suddenly, Monai threw 

 himself on the ground ; Mr. Howard imitated his 



* Basse-cour, the name given to a spot of ground cleared out by the stags. 

 who trample down the snow in some sheltered corner ; under a great cedar, 

 for instance, or in the face of a rock. 



