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I hung his carcass u\) and went on, and soon found four 

 more feeding. In a minute or two I discovered which was 

 the leader of the flock. I determined to kill her first, and 

 thus so confuse the others that they would not leave the 

 place until I could kill some more of their number. I shot 

 and killed her, when the others ran a short distance, atkd 

 then stopped and waited for her. I again shot and killed 

 another ; and when the other two returned to see where 

 the leader was, 1 shot a third. The fourth deer having 

 ran off, I thought I had lost it entirely. 



I dragged my prizes to one place ; and while I was busy 

 putting them away, I looked toward the spot where I had 

 shot the rest, and there stood the fourth deer, which had 

 come back to look for its companions. I shot and killed 

 it ; thus securing the whole four at four shots. I hung 

 them all on one pole, and took some of the venison to the 

 camp, where we passed a pleasant night. 



The next morning being cold and windy, I left the boys 

 in camp and went out to hunt. I killed four deer ; but it 

 wes so cold that I could not hunt until night, and there- 

 fore returned to camp. 



That night was bitter cold ; but I turned out next morn- 

 ing, and found the fresh tracks of six wolves ; to which I 

 gave chase as fast as I could, and had not pursued them 

 more than half a mile, when I saw them all enter a thicket. 

 I let off my dog, which ran after them ; but he had barely 

 got into the thicket when I heard him coming back, with 

 a very large wolf close to his heels. The dog, observing 

 me, wheeled suddenly, met his foe, and, as they came to- 

 gether, seized him by the ear, and threw him flat on the 

 ground. I saw him perform the feat, and ran with all 

 speed toward him ; but before I could reach the spot, the 

 wolf was again on his feet and running into the thicket. 

 I ran to 'he j)lace and sent the dog in after him ; but pre- 

 sently } e came scampering out again, with the wolf close 



