OF THE MOOSE. 



of the conflict, the horns of the'younger 

 had fitted snugly into the many branches 

 of the other set of antlers, and the heads 

 were as solidly and as perfectly fastened 

 together as if bolted with iron. 



That the fight had been long and 

 stubborn the horns showed. Where 

 they had come together they had been 

 rubbed and worn to the depth of half an 

 inch. 



The younger had died first, whether 

 from exhaustion, or a broken neck, or 

 starvation, is not apparent, but the con- 

 dition of the flesh when found showed 

 that he had lost the fight ; and the victor 

 did not long survive. Fastened to his 

 dead competitor he could not feed with 

 this weight of four hundred pounds 

 attached to him, and must have suc- 



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