Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-02

oi lesser sermin. for they ofteu steal ~ dur
ins her ahsencC And iesPoiI her her treas
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Watch wi'h ~ IN this tangled spruce thick
ei. an ,he door Of pine and pitcLy balsam
hrs you shall behold a sighi most tender
and motberly zone thar disarms even the
rough hunter. We shall not wait long
she ~iu SOFA make her brief morning lit.
ting from her cover 10 the brook do~n the
rasinc-
. There don't stir nov shispers the
Old hunter; O. she's coming oat see her,
he boaghs that trail on the ground gent
ly par'. AMI the doe trips out. How timid-
~ she haits. and throws her taper ear.
quickly before and behind 70 intercept IN.
hF-' -Arning s)und IN the AR. One fore
loot - slightly raised. While she explore.
~''A her great liqgid eyes every nook q
Tie glen She q not quick Of sigh;. You
Eosld ihiEk. 20 look az hcr nou. th,t .b,.
herseii. tLis instant, felt thar. for shs does
not venture away yet. bat test. With eT-
Panded nosiriis. tb- ar for The. 10 her. sur,r
~arning that duhs on the laden breeze.
bat the ~lnd - toward as. and -e Ar, .afe
IRON discovery. She Is gaunt. ber coat 3
ioug AMI gnkempt her selfdenials and ma
'ernai solieItsdes have -roagh. sharply ID
ga her
No~. hall satisfied. she trot, away hall
dozen .tsps. bat only 70 hAlt again. and r.
peat the scrutIny and cast a look over her
shoulder upon TIE cover Al last. .b.
seems 20 b. Pcrsuadel thar the coast is
eisar. ioT she starts do-n the valley AZ a
quaker. aors dccIdcd trot aul vanishe,
iron oar sight
Now. soys, eKelAiaas the bunter. be
oafoial All folo~ me Il you want 20 see
thoia ia~n' 80 iaast do it qaiok .Lr Won Z
b. gone ave mihases
Striking into tho thickst. be Lad. al.
around a pretty wide circuit o. approach
the cover GA thc farthcr side. Within t~o
Or thrrc ro'is Of it. be drops on hands and
Knees. and. - following cio-e behind. wind
IN b-neaih the beavy spruce boush. % the
very cover. Ia -ill surely not harm th..
poor thi"g. just Que peep a. ber guarded
secret
" Here's the spot whispered Cary; look
nov. can you sre the f-nss~
wherc =. hcr beds Y5a d. 10, see 3, II
arsi carcicss ere ~oald not detect u IN
thi. apparently chance drin OF mos. an4
leaves. But look again. that moss rise.
AMI SINKS o. the respiration 81 the tinv life
sleeping beneath. The hunter hfs the
moss OF carefully Therc tbev lie, twin
satin .clatel h~ns nestled in a heap. their
boots that woaI hardly cover dime shine
Ike bit- Of polished ebony. They Are
small get. Bot how silky and iat thev arr.
There - look % wonder in tLc ar-e
BLACK eyes. Boz 40 fear they know M enc
mies. They sLiser ia the sunless ar o.
this retreat The hunter replaces tbe blank
q
'' Come. z" sAys b.. .-s mus, be out q
this. / don . want The old doe o. catch Us
hcrc
We beat hAsiy retreat BY the same cir
cuii3as route 70 our iurking place. not an
instant too soon. for. thoagh we have not
beeu gone more thsn ten minutes. the doe
is coming.
iiark,- There - aqlick paiterin- o.
hoofs up ibe glen. ard black sbe ambIrs.
she does not stop this time % search thc
-oods Or AR. but hastily pushes aside the
coughs and tanishcs within the cover
" Tssre." remsrked Cary. Il reckon
you ~ont sce the like o. that srsin a. long
a. you live. We Won't 70 back tbc way
we come rs higher right over the bin thi.
way.
We made pretty uije de,our O. avoiI
disilrbirr o. Doc in hcr cover. atd came
into fhr gln nza.a hetnrI Srsni .ir-
fn~n ri-.-.l lsrH.ifs. so steep that We
ofra .os~rstl ourselves from tork % rock
~ oscrtanriug hrancl-.. ve reached the
Take shore nssrly opposite ths cabin The
csuoe lsy on sight upon the oder .iIe.
What's to b. done no~. Cav, Are
vs 90 s-.m tlc lake,
"ih boiler ! gees osa start .sms-
bo.it~
ln rfrfannfr o. tle f lHr trafeIlirrr rrt.
OBJ itd -oou came dosn. lssnslssi the isrE
osnoe. and came acros. to us.
Gee in. r,t in ani 60 Iorn 1. th. h..t-
tau th~ canoe uii carry us all anI m.-.
tr.~
frlr ris'er-er'. beside. o. BOY. .e,tiei
thr i-fi r--sa-H pretty deeply IN ne 49,
80. hr' v.th tbe hunter 90 'ie raIiie. We
re sn'r'y srross. Afer an hai hnieI.
hovcver. onr oft.e party. vho. unu o.
past uess BAL never seen .arb r. craft. d.
teruluti o.. es.sy ifs rasigsiion alone. A.