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gnashing her white teeth, she whirled and away upon seeing 
us, as quickly as she came, and ran again toward the cub. 
The boys now hurrying up from the canoe we followed the 
trail made plainer by the old one, while we frequently imitated 
the ba—arah 

ah! of the cub, to decoy her back to us once 
more, when again she madly rushed toward us, but as quickly 
bounced away without giving usa shot. Soon we came upon 
the black glossy prize lying beneath a tree that had fallen 
across an old logging road. The cub had run over three 
hundred yards after having been shot through the lower half 
of his heart. 
Most animals that rush toward you do not have the courage 
to attack, and nearly all quail and turn away at the steady 
look of the eye when one stands firm and faces them. And 
now my young sportsmen, if such you are, may I tell you 
that at a time like this you will be as cool as if you were 
going to shoot a rabbit, for it is something that clears your 
brain of everything else but that steady shot. You will 
forget to quake with fear or tremble at danger. Not that we 
would for a moment counsel you to seek for any dangerous 
chances; on the contrary always have it in mind that you 
should always seek to avoid them. But should you meet them 
in a case like this, the first chill of fear you may have vanishes 
as quickly as you percieve the angry eyes looking in your 
own. It flashes to you instantly that you surely must now 
try titles as to which is the superior, man or brute. And 
quicker than I can write one word of this little hunt, if you 
know your rifle and have it ready for the shot, your nerves 
are as if like iron, your rifle, even if usually heavy, now 
comes up like a feather weight, seeming to steady itself just 
on the level line, while your bullet crashes right through the 
