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A ROMANTIC SPECTACLE. 



and dashed below the cascade. Jack, my faithful dog, 

 had not deemed it prudent to attack the animal in his 



dangerous entrenchment; but 

 as my arrival, and the ex- 

 citement under which he was 

 labouring, would probably 

 have induced him to brave 

 the danger, I fastened a cord 

 round his neck, and tied him 

 up to a tree. 



The cariboo had truly chos- 

 en an unapproachable refuge, 

 where no living being could 

 safely attack him : on each 

 side of his position rose per- 

 pendicular palisades, between 

 which the stream was forcing 

 a passage ; and before him, 

 the yawning precipice seemed 

 to await a victim. 



After I had sufficiently ad- 

 mired this romantic spectacle, 

 which was well adapted to 

 affect the mind and heart of 

 a European, I approached as 

 near as the ruggedness of the 

 '-I ground permitted. Immedi- 

 ;P51 ately the cariboo caught sight 

 i~y| of me he raised his head, 

 " HAVING TAKEN AIM, i FIRED." crowned with magnificent 

 antlers, shook it with rage, and seemed to defy me to the 

 combat. Thus placed, he presented to my eye his chest, 



