Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-02

Oroad-leafcd plants that grew by the pools of
water. There was no wind aud, walking in
he pine woods, there was no sound. Once,
IN long while, sand hill crane, disturbed
~ his wandering. would be seen stalking
away, with his red head high 10 air, like
sentry on duty, or the sudden motion Of the
underbrush would tell US that some one of the
many little harlequins of the weed, that gam
Dol most when men do sleep, had feed from
his unusual spectacle Of moving light. But
no deer rewarded our search; no bear showed
Us his heavy coat.
" Faith" said the Doctor, this romantic
promenade is getting somewhat long"
Think of the deer-one buck will we'll
reward US"
-" Hush p whispered the Doctor, suddenly,
with spaSmocic pull at my coat-ta, there's
deer"
was Just wondering at this absence of
deer and could not account for it, as it was t.
rare thing to go mile in Florida without
seeing one.
Where 2" Whispered Il don't see
it."
Hush it has gone now but We will
see II IN u moment agaiu.
We advanced on tiploe, both in body and
expectation.
There there |" said the Doctor, point
ing with his huger little distance t. the left; !;
but the luminous spot was gone before | hard
iy got my eye OH it,
We were 10 the very place for deer A
heavy wIud-taR lay ahead Of us, and the min
gted tru.kS aud twisted branches looked like
the checaUr DE- frlSe TO some great encamp-
ment. The Pickering light made the Sh ad0ws
move back aud forth with spectral effect, as
through dancing, and the hush OF the
forest was unurokcn by any sound. Every
moment | expected to see the two pho>phoreS-
cent sparks that Indicate the deer's eyes, aud
then the true shot wonld bring US the prize
for our labor. 1t seemed long time in com
ing again.
The deer must be very shy, whispered
the Doctor, just above his breath.
The next time | saw it first. 1t was some
djSteuce ahead, aud there were but two but
before could point them out to my 'mrade,
they han disappeared Presently We saw it
Oh side nt "a.
! Charlie, that's ALLOW o the wiSy," said
Poke, in rather eubdued tone ''Or the devil:
vs. no ever heard Of deer goiug around SO :"
- He Is examining you 10 see what manner
OF man you are"
" Prrchance it is some spirit Of departed
) buck, leading Us Il wild chase to destroy as"
There it is right behind me- as | live -
circulated the Doctor, in evident trrpidatiOn.
Sure enough, as | turned my head, | saw
the two blue lights that Indicated the reflect,
ing IeuSes of the eye The Doctor was tax
inr aim. but noticed it was not very steady
He pulled the trigger-the dnll snap an
nonured IL miss fire He pulled the other
triuptr-it snapped the same way The gun
l.
Was ANYTHING ever so provoking p said
Poke, Us the EYES vanished in lAe dark
ness.
If it is the devil, he will have y0u now ~
How c,u vou talk 50 ~ SAID the Doctor,
with strong accent on thc " can"
e" There is YOUR deer. Poke, in the wind,
fall" said / rs I caught slsut Of tke eyes
m0ylp.g rauillv along over tie IllSs Of The
, timber tha! Law heaped and kuotted together
"Thal's 10 deer" said Poke no cioven
foot could ever 90 over that wind fall that
way. | woud rather Sce the night hunts.
man OF the Harrz Mcuntains than see those
ewes again."
AS he was speaking, I saw in the inky
darkness ahead of US auother pair of eyes, ,and
Two or three uares on the left. The truth
flashed on me, The scarcity of the deer, the
u,oyi,ujty Of the wind fall the resllessEess Of
those ba iefuI ewes all gave me the clue-lhe
wolves were around rs
A word to Poke and the affair was ex-
, II ,ined and We stood sill for CONSULTATION
; We tried new cans on our gun, but it was of
, no u>e-the cones were saturated with water.
We ,urued toward the camp but, in ont con
fusion. We forsot the direetion To highten
: the misery of the scene, our torch was almost
Quiet that die, aud the rest could be easily
OWNED.
: We were standing. at the time, under