New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-13
THE TRIBE n E..
Tho XyIlds or New Xork-Dccr Stalking
An Emigrant.
BAcxwoops. Long Lake. July p. l

AGirOnGaC CHILL IL 10 oluIeoI Gil wa
derness around it. There is one colony en- Its
shores of about fifteen families which came from
Nantucket or its vicinity. The rest is as nature
made it. Trout and deer are in great abundance,
for the few settlers are too busy with their land to
spend much time in fishing or hunting The
other night went out deer stalking with sort
Of backwoods loafer. At this season of the year
mosquitoes and black flies swarm the forest and
drive The deer to some lake or stream for refuge.
You have seen cow stand mid-eg deep in the
water on hot day, lashing herself with her tail,
stamping with her feet, and turning every now
and then her head to beat off the flies. A deer
does the same thing for the same purpose. Some
times you will find thom Just at sunset IN this
position aud get shot.
NV Mentor started after dark with me to Eno
one of these deer. A ltck with pitch pine in 1t
was set bIazng in the bow of the boat, and my
companion placed himself IN the stern and silent
" padded IL along the marg in OF the lake.
Sat with my rifle near the torch and looked OH
into tho darkness. Not word was spoken as
the noscess boat crept along The shore. AT
length my companion gave loN hist. turned
aud ne pointed silently towards little bay ;iia'
rnsde up into tic woods. looked and thee
were two bright blazing eyeh4l's shining n the
dark, hs mo'i"nless rs The dIrkness lsFl'. 'hey
were to lie lcr of the direction We were going.
and the ola fellow in The stern quIetiy swung the
boat around Till she beaded straight for those two
fire balls. | made motion TO Bnow II | should
fire. He shook l,,s head as much rs 10 say, not
vet. was never more puzzled IN my Ire 10 tell
the distance of al u'ject. If turned away
nnment and then lnnkc again. those two points
oLhuht seemed at Amos, an infinite distance, but
as continued TO gaze tney appeared to approach
ill they came almost within reach Of my rife
Suddenly two more balls Of fire appeared behind
and 10 The left of the other. Those fxed and
burning orbs seemed to have the power to charm,
and believe should have forgotten to fire had
it not been for the old hunter. A low hist drew
NV attention towards him, and he ceased to pad
die and nodded towards those two points of light.
raised my rifle go that the torch light fell on the
two sights and took steady aim. There was
no mistaking that mark. There was nothing
else in the surrounding blackness to fire at, and
pulled tHG ulSHSi' Apiooh. SPASh- 'l'NHA E
what three desperate bounds! and then all was
still for second, when splash, splash, again, and
heard hcofs strike the shore and the bushes
cracked and rustled as if some heavy body was
breaking through them. l turned to my fellow
hunter in blank disappointment. But his paddle
was already in the water and he was urging the
boat forward with no stinted strokes in the direc-
tion | had fred. In few moments we came
upon a noble buck lying broadside In the water.
The leapipg through the bushes that followed my
shot was made by another dccr-probably doe,
and which had made off ds soon as the buck fell.
had struck him directly in the forehead and the
ball had entered his brain. AS came to notice
the distance had fred, | saw that the old hunter
had precious little confidence in my skill as q
marksman, for he had fetched me within less
range than l had knocked off many pigeons S
head in. We pulled the carcass into the boat and
turned back. Ii was getting late and was sat
isfed with the success already gained Why
deer will thus stand and let one approach them is
wholly unaccountabls, but believe they are per-
fectly bewildercd by the light and as long as 81,
lenceis maintained have not the least idea of the
distance it is off.
The other day was told a curious incident
which should scarce have believed had not the
woman herself been one of the actors in it, and
of which she could say, "magnd pdrs t@i." She
and her husband were English emigrants and
moved to the shores of Long Lake where they
cleared little spo, in the woods for farm
There were no neighbors within miles, and moth
Ing but an unbroken forest stretched away on
evrrv side from their log hat. Ooe day in The
hear, of wintc, the man took his Oldest daughter
and went some distance, not expecting to return
ill night. The wife was SICK IN bed with nc
comu.ni,ns but two OF three small Children
During the day The house took IRE and burned
down. The mother, with The utmost difficulty.
succeeded in dregglug her be1 out INTO the Show
aDd failing upon IL, lay and watched the total
dcst,ucuon OF their little property. Her children
nes'led around her, ana shlvered out the day
About dusk acr husband returned and found only
lev noulierng logs where his house oncs
sood He called aloud tor his wlie-a telnt cry
answered him. and he found her as We have des
cnbed. He immediately set about and fastened
t1g,,hsra iow pm INTO winch he placed his vile
and children. 1ha, nigh she was safely d;
hasrsd Of zine healthy boy. Bat the strangeS'
Pan OF the story is yet to come Her husband
took cold which ended in the consumption, and
hsgsye up all hopes Of life. In this state O.
lungs new settler took fancy to the wife, and
fnOwlng that her husband could not live long
proposed that they should be married after her
husbands death. She consented, but referred
aua TO her husband for his decision. He very
gladly gave his consent, and expressed great re-
uei to know that his wife and family would be SC
veil provided for after his death. So it was all
s'ueo, and the new lover would come and
eoar'' the prospective widow while the dying
husband lay and coughed on the bed in the cor
ls.