The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-30

ever dreamed of IN his bloodthirsty
game-killing days.
The follonig quotation from the book
echoes the authors sympathy:
John and [ concluded to fish the river
below again. said Hardy, and to walk
some distance down the haak before we
struck IN, so as to get to the pools pc
low. The fish were not biting well, Dut
it was very beautiful, and We got lew
before lunch time. John carried my cam
era, and have got-I hops have got
some good pictures. While we were
though it had no fish in it, 1, of course,
wanted to see it. We went there, and
I made the worst break that l have ever
made since 1 went away from my rod
on the edge of the burnt ground. 1 left
my camera at the river, instead of TAX
ing it with me. We walked part way
around the pond and sat down, and pref
ty soon a doe came In opposite, perhaps
forty rods. She came without sound,
slowly, not like a cat, not like anything
else but a deer; just slipped IN, a quiet,
smooth glide, and drank and n1bbled. Of
course she looked around ana studied
the whole pond. but she seemed most
anxious about the direction she had
come from. She kept looking back.
Course l knew she had a faWn back
in the woods, soon as I see her &C in t; at
way said John, and then l thought
about Mr.. Hardy's camera. for she's come
to stay, and would work round nearer
river, though | might have known we
stood to see deer any time of day at
Cross Pond. Eff 1 he'd to do it again,
l wouldn't a done it,
Yes, John said that she was probably
wor- y1ng about fawn back in the woods,
and directly the fawn came scampering
in. 1t stood stiff-legged and stared at
It's mother with it's head turned comical-
~, SO that one of the big ears was part
ly over the other one. Then it twined
down the beach kicked up it's dainty
hind legs, took few high leaps, and
stopped stiff-legged again. 1t bucked
IKE a bronchO, going straight up into
the air and lighting squarely with all
four feet close together. 1t was a con-
tinuous performance, a little, but not
much, like lambs gambols, for it was
graceful. The mother waded breast deep
IN the water for grass roots and lily
pads, but watching the fawn and seem
ing to coax 1t. Several times it put--its
toes into the water and quickly sprang
back. Directly the doe went into deeper
water and swan slowly toward u.s. often
stopping for tender lily-pad and to look
oa sfe!,,,S earnestly at the little one.
s,,,,, ouadenly' with a rush, the fawn
II ny, and IN doing so fell upon its knees
ana wet its pretty little nose. 1t was
plainly frightened at what it had dena,
but its mother was ahead SO it kept go
ing. 1t churned and pounded the water
with its fore feet, and soon got too high
in front and was frightened 1t bleated,
GAZING Tor It's mother, and when she
swan alongside, the little rascal imme-
diately climbed on her back and duckcd
her. When she came out from under
she cautiously kept q short distance
away, working toward u.s. but with her
read over her shoulders watching the
lawn. About the middle of the pond TIE
IaWn got in trouble again, got too high
III front, and apparently had another
panic. The doe swan near him, and he
Threw his fore feet on her back q sec
ona tune, but she was wary and kept her
mead above water. Then for the first
time, she made a soUnd-not a bIeat, but
eoolng sound, such as pigeons make,
ana It seemed to soothe the excited lit
tie fellow. He swan more steadily. but
not At all smoothly, for he appeared to
get MS legs tangled and lose his stroke
sometimes his neck was high out of
water, and sometimes his nose was
buried, but he finally came ashore, lust
tWenty-one feet from where [ was sittine,
on balsam log. I paced it after tbsy
left, but they did not go for several min
iteS. The fawn trembled SO that it
could scarcely stand. while the mother
licked it and kept making the cooling
grooming sound. It was a Very t:rcd,
neeh-looklng fawn that slowly followed
ITS mother into the woods l have the
picture IN my mind. 1t was not over-ex-
posed or under-developed and it will
never fade, but l can't show it to any
one else L feel as John does about leaV-
ing tne camera, If I had it to do over
again wouldn't a done it, - -