The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-14
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to be speaking gently to him all the
time, he put in both forefeet ana $1,000
still for minute
!: But he drew back, and after stamp
ing as If he hated very much to nave
wet feet he bounded away Then ne
turned to look at his mother, hoping,
probably. that she would think he had
done enough. and that she would come
out and cease her efforts to make MN
do a very unpleasant thing. The Hoe
probab bly, knew what was III the nina
of her son. but instead of paying some
attention to his evident appeals she
moved farther from the shore until
fine water was so deep that she was
obliged to swim.
Hal thought that the little fawn now
became possessed with the fear that
| he was going to lose his mother; that
she intended to cross the water ana
| leave him where he was. Made braVe
by this anxiery he forget everything III
| the frantic desire to be with her. Wher-
ever she might be going or whatever
| she might he doing, and he plunged
| into the cold water. He splashed ana
kicked and tried to jump, but in min
ute he was out of his depth. padding
AS fast as he could toward the doe,
who was waiting for him.
Hal watched these proceedings with
the most lively interest. 1t was plain
enough that the little creature, like
nearly all animals except man, was
able to support himself in the water.
and to swim without being taught to
! do 40. but it also seemed plain to Hal
that the fawn did not like cold water.
and would need good deal OF educa-
4 ton by example before he would have
proper confidence in himself and run to
water if pursued
On he went. with not much more
) than his head out of the water. and
working his little legs with an excited
/ energy that soon took him to his moth
er. Then she swan gently round him.
putting her head close to his. and ap-
parently endeavoring to encourage him.
But the fawn did not want encour'
agement He wanted his mother to go
back to the shore. and to take him with
. her, and as soon as he got a chance he
! made as if he would climb on her back.
I This pulled her down In the water, and
: so, without any regard for the feelings
< of her son. she shook him off and swan
S to Il little distance, moving toward the
I shore.
The fawn followed, trying his best
T to reach his mother and compel her tt
t carry him, but without leaving him fal
u behind she kept out Of his reach Al
e though she always kept her eyes OF
!: him, and seemed to be urging him tt
l. swim ashore without her help.
II In u short time the doe was standing
ON dry land, and when the fawn ccult
touch bottom he gave great bount
l. up the shelving beach. and began rae
Vt ing backward and forward as if to ge
l. warm by exercise. Meanwhile M
d mother stood looking at him with evl
e dent pride. Although his temper ma.
D. have been rutfed by the way his moth
v er had treated him. he was now Il
he happy as any little fawn could be. III
ID had already forgotten he had eve
/" been afraid of the water
n The doe, having performed her taoti
ie er duty. lay down in u sunny spot
le dry herself. and the fawn. ever wlllin
rs to emulate her in this respect Stretche
ne himself on the ground beside her, M
Id in the graceful attitude she had n
,n sumed. but with his slender legs reacl
ing out in four directions, his hea
p resting upon the ground.
he In all the time he had been w;itchfl
en the performances of the dos and Il
oi fawn Hal had noi even thought OF h
ng rifle. To shoot 1T any time, or und
he it's affectionate mother would ha'
been not only unsportsmanlike and
he legal, but shamefully cruel. And no
I'd after the boy had, i'll a manner, MAJ
ful The acqua intance Of the pair, and h:
ii" taken so much interest in the Swi'
,ut ming lesson he would have felt aimC
ad inclined to shoot any one who sh8u
led dare to shoot that doe and fawn.
ON While he had been watching t
swimming scene he had forgotten t
lad camera but now he remembered
my and was just about to take a picture
lie, the fawn and it's mother, resting at
to their bath when the pretty creatul
the made Il sudden movement The fn'
i'm raised it's head. and the doe. wltht
ect rising. turned her eyes in the directi
to of the woods.
Instantly Hal put down his cane
wn and laid his hand upon his rifle.
red heart beat fast, his whoh body tire
wn bled. Something was coming: sol
zee thing which deer were not afraid
his for the fawn and its mother Were
ter. in the least frightened. Could it
OOk what he had been expecting!
II Something did come, and it was
ater actly what Hal had been expecti
ick- waiting for. longing for. Without