The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-22

e two bucks lcapcd Il loot in the air.
l But much to their own surprise they
raised their heads in the air and shook
them free. They stared at each other,
twisted their ncclis TO see if they were
5 broken, and bent their heads down and
then up again. They danced around
the open space and appeared SO daZcd
by their sudden release that they acted
like children Just out Cf school.
Donald laughed aloud and said:
"Don't know what To make oi il DO
you? Well. don! DO any more lighting
or you'll get in trouble again.
The bucks appeared not to notice
hlm. Then. a. tho sound of his vote"
they stopped and stared III him. Now
don't try any O! your tricks on me.
| Donald said knowing the hcli!rusc ma
ture Of the animals. Il can drop both
or you in your tracks,"
He held his rill" ready ior an cmcr-
Sency, but the bucks after staring hard
at him for several moments turned
quietly and trOtted away together in
the forest. They were like two friends
who had made rp their differences. and
were determined not to fight or quar-
&c. any more. Donald raised his rifle to
! his shoulder and muttcrcd:
How easily | could drop them. |
wonder why don't" I've hunted weeks
before and never got such a fine shot as
this. Why uOn't | shoot"
lie lowered and raised his rifle. but
each time he shook his head and added:
1T would be Il shame to shoe, them
! after helping ,hrn out Of such Il family
|
Then they got beyond his range. and
he lowered Ills rifle for good "Wel.
| now they arc safe but can't say that
am. It's pretty late and over five miles
10 travel. It's showing hard. too"
The snow was falling heavily, and in
! binding clouds. Donald had Dccn So
| interested in the two deer that he had
! given little attention to the approach
! ing storm: but now he whistled sharply
| and turned to move down the trail The
! clouds OF snow were oblitcra,ing it
| except iOT few feet ahead. With bent
head he stared hard at it. studying the
! trees as he hurried along. 1t would be
! fatal TO get Off the trail
The storm was the second half of a
! bliz"ard-cold. windy, and binding.
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tie covered Il mile ana then stopped
and painted. R"Gaintn% his breath. he
tried 10 renew the Journey The second
mile seemed harder. for the snow sur
'''' ',''er" |" MS W"'Sn', ana made
H''o" -"!""'hS SION ana dlliirult. How
h' '"N'''o 'he 'nrc" mic" II" roild not
o. '"' ""c'i "h ,''' poih' OF '"h&fa''
"'''''S '''n'''e'' d, ms progress ne sud
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"n INC ra'l IN some way he ha'
i'''S"cn |" ana had '"''oW|d 4 'al@" "h'
''' ''"s '''''''
Dohalh ) hear' cropped ana Ais hand:
ncmp!ed' 1t was almost useless To at
tempt to lind it in that binding storm
, lc' ne c"uld nol give up in despair
,, re S'oppc" ana tried to think, goini
= over mentally every back step he ha
taken and studying in his mind cac
:. '','i'''" 'a''o.l'arN lie had holcd.
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as finally muttcred .Thnv ,roftoa 80, .
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