268 LETTERS FROM ALABAMA. 
horseback at headlong speed, the reins lying aban- 
doned on the neck. 
The warm nights of September afford another 
kind of deer-hunting, which is highly enjoyed by 
some. The animals resort, for the refreshment of a 
cool bathe, and for relief from the persecutions of 
the clouds of musquitoes, to the rivers and pools, 
DEER-SHOOTING BY NIGHT. 
where they stand for hours in water up to the 
neck. Two men go together in a canoe, in the 
bows of which is set up a short staff, with an up- 
right board on the top. On the front side of this 
board is a shelf, on which is placed a lantern. The 
light casts a broad glare on all before, while the 
board throws the boat and the hunters into deep 
