DOG BARBEKARK KILLS THE DEER. 



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give up what you see, merely asking for myself and these my 

 companions, who have been faithfully guarding the prize, such 

 portions as yourselves may disdain I" 



The snow around the spot showed that a terrible fight had tak- 

 en place before the deer gave up its life. Somehow during the 

 struggle one of the deer's hind legs had got broken ; and when 

 our men arrived at the spot, several crows were there picking 

 away at the carcass. But Barbekark and the crow family were 

 always on good terms, and probably this was the reason why he 

 did not drive them away, for sometimes they rested upon his 

 back. 



BAE-BE-KAEK KILLING THE EEINDEEE. 



As soon as our men had reached the dead deer and found it 

 ready for them, they skinned it, and then cut it in pieces for car- 

 rying on board. They regretted that no harnesses were at hand, 

 so that they might have had the dogs — Barbekark at the head as 

 conqueror — drag the whole carcass to the ship. As soon as the 

 prize was on board, it was fairly distributed among the ship's 

 company fore and aft, and my brave dog was greeted with many 

 a word of praise for his remarkable hunting feat ! 



In afterward dressing the deerskin, it was seen that the ball 



