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CHAPTER VII 



Hunts ■witii John and Charles Friend in the Glades — Finds a Boar in a Den — 

 Author enters the Den with Candle and Rifle — Tries to coax him out — Qoei 

 in again and shoots him — Returns a third time into the Den, and kills him with 

 another shot in the Head — Finds another Bear in a Hole or Den — Enters with 

 Candle and Rifle — Shoots and wounds the Bear — Sets his hair on fire — Returns 

 into his Den, fires again and kills the Bear — Remarks on the Danger — Has 

 another attack of Rheumatism, which lasts three months — War with England 

 in 1812 — Drafted as Sergeant — Thrown into the Ranks, and refuses to go — Re- 

 flections on following bad Counsels — Captain's commission sent to him — Visits 

 Selby's Port — Is attacked by a Crowd, and has a desperate Fight --Is nearly 

 killed, but comes off rictorious — Hunts again — In a week kills four Deer and 

 two Bears — Visits Ohio to view the Country — Returns and buys more Land — 

 Has another long attack of Rheumatism — Recovers and begins Hunting — 

 Takes a Load of Venison and Bear meat to Baltimore — Meets with bis brother 

 Jeremiah at New Market, whom he has not seen for Thirty Years — Clears $300 

 by the Trip — Builds a Mill. 



When the autumn hunt was nearly over, it was agreed, 

 l)etween the two brothers John and Charles Friend, and 

 myself, that we should go to the glades called " 'I he land 

 flowing with milk and honey," and there finish the season. 

 Accordingly, we all met at our camp, and in two or three 

 days killed seven or eight deer — four of which, I think, 

 were despatched by myself ; when there fell a pretty heavy 

 snow. We all turned out to try the new snow, but it waa 

 so cold that we killed nothing the first day. Charles dis- 

 covered the trail of a large bear, which he said was look- 

 ing for a hole, as he had followed his tracks, and observed 

 where he had tried to make himself a shelter from the 

 sto*m, but had abandoned it, and proceeded further on. 

 He .nquired if either of us would assist hira in hunting 

 that bear John refused at once, saying that it was not 

 only too cold for hiin, but he also wanted to go home and 



