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being put np ao i' mark, n,:>a 'bitty steps measured off, ban<^ 

 went the rifle. 



"Excellent!" cried tht Goti-ral ; "half-ball in the pa- 

 per. Try it again ; maybe ti;av was an accident." 



I loaded as quick as I could, vo let him see I knew how 

 to handle the rifle as well, if not better, than he did, and 

 6 red again. 



" Well done ! " said he ; " whole ball in the paper. One 

 more shot, and I am satisfied. " 



I loaded and shot again, when the General exclaimed, 

 " By gracious ! almost in the centre. The three balls may 

 be covered with a dollar. That's hard to beat. I thought 

 myself a good shot, but that is more than I ever did in my 

 life. Three times in succession 1 why you could shoot a 

 buck's eye out every shot, couldn't you ? " 



" I think I could at that distance, sir." 



"Well," said he, "if you will go out with me I will give 

 you ten dollars a month, and find you in clothes and 

 boarding." 



I told him I thought I would go. 



"You may hunt," said he, "as much as you please; for 

 I want a hunter with us, if not two of them." 



After finishing our job, I went home, fully satisfied thu^ 

 I had struck the right nail on the head. But when I told 

 mother what I intended to do, she grew sad, and said that 

 but three years since the Indians were killing and scalping 

 every man they caught on the other side of the Ohio ; and 

 that they would be sure to murder the whole party, foi 

 she supposed there would not be more than twenty or 

 thirty men with us ; and what would that be against their 

 numbers ! 



" They will murder you," said she, " and leave you to be 

 eaten by the wolves ; for I am told that these animals are 

 50 plenty that the" are very dangerous of themselves. I 

 will lever consent to your undertaking such a perilous 



