The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-14
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Henry Clayton. ESQ.,. was
New York lawyer, 1t was his habit to
70 wttfii his family every year into the.i
Adirondack woods. where Nor about
two months he could enjoy the hunt
ing, fishing. rowing and tranlping
which that wild and picturesque re-
zion afforded him. His son, Hal. IN
herited his fathers love of outdoor
sport, and was already fairly good
fisherman and very good shot. and
he enjoyed the Adirondack life quite
as much as did his father:
Hal had q little room OF his own at
home, which he called his study. and
which was furnished according to his
own IDEAS There We're good many
pictures ON the walls, but over his desk
was u vacant space where it was Aals
ambition to hang the head and antlers
of deer which he himself should
shoot. His father encouraged him IN
this ambition, and gave the boy on his
fifteenth birthday a fine new rifle; 1t IS
certain there could he no greater en-
cOuragement than this
A few weeks afterward Mr.. Clayton
aud his family We're established IN their
camp in the woods. Early one bright
morning Hal and his father started
out on their first deer hunt. Mr. Gay
ton was a good woOdman, and needed
no Guide TO the ordinary haunts OF the
game in the vicinity of his camp. Az
ter walk of three or four miles he
and Hal came to the edge OF an arm
of a lake Here Mr.. Clayton stopped.
.Now, Hal," said he. 81 am going to
leave you here to shoot your first buck
that is, if you should be so lucky as
to. see one That open space down
there, about 200 feet away. is a place
where the deer come out. Settle your
self behind this big, fat rock. and wait
until IA buck comes down to drink. Ihe
wind is all right, so he will not be apt
to, discover you if you lie hidden. Then
you win have al opportunity to show
whether or not you are good shot.
am going off to another spot for deer.
and 1 think l shall. be back about
noOn.'
When Mr. Clayton had departed Hal
hesan to prepare himself for work
Iayipe his rifle OH u depressed portion
of the rock. where 1t was concealed
from view, he settled himself comfort
ably where he could look over the rock
without exposing more than his eyes
and eray felt hat which was nearly tht
color of the stone.
He had heard IA great deal OF deel
hunting, and he knew very well tha
in order to get Il shot it was Oltel
necessary to wait u long time Mt place
where deer might show themselves
consequently he had brought his cam
era with him. He was very fond o
taking photographs especially of out
Of door scenes.
The first thing he did with his cam
era was to take Il picture OF the Spo
where he hoped a deer would appear
and having done this he watched an
waited for a while. and then, when IL
became tired of this he took phott
graph of another pretty scene near pS
.. For about half an hour after this n
sat behind the rock and waited an
watched. and just as he was beSinhii
tn think it would he well to take al
other photograph in order to besuil
the tedium Of this very slow sport Il
Il
In mass of bushes at the edge o' II
wood near the place his father had 'o'
him TO watch EIe laid his hand upo
his rife aud held his breath.
Now from the bushes Il bead Ii
reared then a neck. but it was nor II
head and neck tor which he iiad pee
waiting and hoping: it was the memo
u doe, on which grew no braprhii
autlers But it was u heaut'fui he'
and Hal was near enough to se~ u
hearty of the large. lustrous eyes.
Out into the open space between L
woods and the water the doe steppe
revealing the whole of her %racei
form. She looked to the right $
looked to the left, then she looked
over the water and when she n
made these prudent surveys she turn
uer head toward the bushes frf
which she had just emerged.
Then in an instant, as if she II
said. ''It is all right: come along, I
dearv' out skipped a little fawn. +
too. raised his small head. looked
the right, to the left, and our over
water. as if he wished to assure III
self that his mother had been corr
in telling him he was quite sale
leave the shelter of the forest.
The mother deer now walked DO
to fhe edge of the water and iOWe'
her graceful head to drink. The Ia
trotted after her and lowered his grh
full little head. but he merely wet
nose: he did moi seem to care for wa
The doe. after taking another II
about her, deliberately walked fo
short distance into the shallow w;
and then stopped and looked d;