FOLLOWING 
THE DEER^ 
in the thicket out of which the buck 
had driven them and in which he lay 
watching- the effect cunningly. 
Such selfishness is absolutely un- 
trustworthy in a leader. The animals 
know it — better, perhaps, than do 
the citizens of a free republic; and 
so deer of all kinds will, in a natural 
state, intrust the safety of the herd to 
some wise old doe that has grown 
careful, as well as unselfish, in watch- 
ing and caring for her own little 
ones. 
There are few laws of the woods, 
however, that are not subject to ex- 
ceptions; and an animal's habits are 
not fixed at all, any more than a man's, 
but are changing constantly to meet 
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IPokmo Back. 
