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in a very unsettled condition, while leaning his 
head against the corner of the house to relieve 
his stomach of the abuses he had heaped upon it, 
“ Pills * appeared under his nose, whereupon he 
soliloquized : 
“ 4 1 — I ’member where I ate the sardines, I 
know who gave ’em oysters, but be hanged if I 
can tell when I ate that dog.’ ” 
f VERY day Mrs. Maxwell occupied her new 
home she was better pleased with its loca- 
tion. Though it was only a mile from the vil- 
lage, many of the shyest animals visited it. A 
herd of deer frequented the mountain, and several 
times were seen upon the heights above the 
house. A number of them were shot by mem- 
bers of the family, but I need not go into the 
detail of their capture. It is no great feat, for one 
who is used to climbing, to clamber up among 
the rocks, and hide or creep about in ambush 
until within range, and then fire. I could do it 
myself if I wasn’t a coward, and didn’t want both 
hands at my ears, and my eyes shut, too, when 
the gun goes off! More men than I can count 
have done it, and not a few pioneer women. It’s 
a fact well known among those who have given 
zoology any thought, that neither the beauty, 
size, or ferocity of an animal gives it value to the 
