The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-04-12

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tie a.t iops oi thess ssts covered at
sbow. As looked carefully slong 10
trail Of the does il seemed 10 me ss II th
snow 90 ole large stump. bad r.ths
peculiar sppesrsnce
The stump vas not more than tseut!
Eve rods away, snl AZ ! looked 81 iis toi
more closely could make out iwo sharp
white ears ttictiug up from vhsi appear
ed to be 50 ordinary lump Of snov, soc
.lfo t~o dark spots tsst might veil be al
snimsl's eyes
/ What would have gwen Tor rife A
that distsnoe uy bot quo vas useless. IL
the meantime the old bound ,siter making
several circles 10 quest OF the scent, star
ted back tovsrd the spo. where The sceui
bad been lo,t
The willy loI did not dare to trnst hIml
seli 20 near The dogs nose The autly
white ball stirred un.ssily, and 10 MOI
Eeut the FOX slipped from bis perch and
tau quietly oil toward the swamp.
The olI dog trotted ou slowly until be
came to thus ireshet scent, then With a
outst OF baying be started back on the
new trail, The young dog joined the
chase, sHd beth disappeared iuto The
swamp behind the fox.
Thinking it would be some time before
We saw them sgsin. | walked back 10 eI
smine the stump on the top OF which the
fox had taken refuge As Was wonder
log at the length Of tns leap the ioI had
made from be ground to The stnmy, hap
penei to glstce toward jim and saw that
be vas tiepslIing me TO keep .till.
listened carefully TO The dogs. Sure
enough. hey bid turned and were coming
toward me sgaln, There was 90 cover
Dear but the stump, SO | crouched down
behind that The fox had made but
short turn in the swamp. and from the
sound OF the dogs judged they we're in
the clearing once mere, could hear the
eager whine Of the young dog The old
stump bid the chase from me, and | did
not dsre to move Tor fear Of Tightening
the wsry game,
Suddenly squsnhty OF snow iell on me,
,ud glanced up 10 time 10 see the white
fox crouch again on the top Of the old
'lumpl
At the same instant be saw me aud lespi
ID over my bead to the earth.
Ii was q moment before | could regain
ny self possession, and by that time the
OK was dsshing over the snow forty yards
way. | managed to discharge both bar.
rels, but my aim Was too hstty; the fox
.ept ou unhsrmsI.
My heart sank IS l thought our priz9
lad escaped; but bad forgot jim. As
watched the fox | saw it jump bish 10
be air, and at the same time rang out the
eport OF Jim'S gun.
10 q moment more he was holding up
be dead fox to prevent iis being torn to
ieces by tletow frsptic dogs Although
i'm mag sensnimouely Insistod iha, l could
lain q share in the ospture,I tbi * there
, no doubt that both my shots missed.
he OF ly shot marks on The inimsl we're q
Nv in the head and neck, and those must
ave been fired by jim, Except ss to
olor, the icx was 10 every respect like an
rdinsry red fox. But i's fur was pure
7ory white uumsrred by q single dark
sir
The neIt mon ing We drove to Ogdent,
urg. where the white fox tIcited much
interest. But Jim-I bad insisted on his
ontidering the ioI his. as indeed 1t was
: all husting customs was disappointed
, find that y Lite FOX, NJ like the black
I'D silver gray vurieiies, had DO fixed
srket vsl1e.
1t WAS so uuususl al animal, the fur
saler eIplaine d that it would be OF value
ertly ss curiosity.
Foftunstdy the owner ois gun store ,
mt to the rescue, and mt de Jim prop,
itioD. lie said he woud like the fox .
ufied for his show window, and offered
, exchange iot the suimsl good breech
,adipg shotgun,
Jim accepted the offer. and that night
turned to Obey with ote OF his smbr
ous lra,ifed - The sm bltion to ossess = /
ally Pooi quo. 7
We bsve slws!s supposed that our fox e
as IN sIbino. II could hardly have been
stray 10 habitapt OF the Arctic rec ions,