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DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



A panther once followed my grandfather all 

 night through the woods, and I used to make my 

 mother tell me the tale over and over again. 

 Grandfather's horse went "dead" lame and he had 

 to leave it and walk. Night overtook him and as 

 he was tramping through the dark forest 

 HE HEARD FOOTSTEPS BEHIND HIM. 



In those days pelts or skins of animals were 

 used for money and as this sort of currency was too 

 big for a pocketbook, it was carried on the travel- 

 er's back. Grandfather had 



A PACK OF FRESH SKINS ON HIS BACK, 

 and possibly the smell of them had something to 

 do with the footsteps behind him. My ! how 



THE KILLING 



Note the matter-of-fact manner of the big cat and the lack of 

 resistance of the kid 



