Identifier: throughwildsreco00farrrich (find matches)
Title: Through the wilds; a record of sport and adventure in the forests of New Hampshire and Maine
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Farrar, Charles Alden John, d. 1893
Subjects: New Hampshire -- Description and travel Maine -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston, Estes & Lauriat
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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od still, apparently listening.In a few moments he started again, and Dick, who was yet ahead, afraidof losine entire sieht of the orame, as he would the moment the animalentered the thick woods, threw his gun to his shoulder, and fired bothbarrels in rapid succession. The deer leaped forward and fell ; butrising quickly to his feet, started on the run, and was out of sightbefore the Parson could get a shot. Confound it ! why couldnt you wait until I came up ? askedFred excitedly ; we have lost him now ! I am not so sure about that, returned Dick coolly, as he threw 144 THROUGH THE WILDS. the empty shells away, and slipped two loaded ones into his barrels ; besides, I couldnt wait. He was starting to run, and if I had notlet him have it then, I should have lost my own chance for a shot.Ill bet ten dollars I hit him, too. I had him covered fair, and althouo-hit was a long distance, you know my gun is a mighty close shooter.I brought him to the ground anyhow, and I must have hit him, or
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A DEER CHASE. he wouldnt havefallen. Stumbledover something proba-bly, said Dick. Yes, over yourgrandmother, I guess,returned the Parson indignantly. The boys had now reached thespot where the deer was when Dick fired ; and, looking round, hediscovered some blood on the grass and bushes, and shouting withtriumph, pointed it out to Fred. Perhaps we can track him by the blood, and may get him yet,said the Parson with animation. Well try it anyway ; but let us wait until George and Ned comealong. We ought not to run away from them. THROUGH THE WILDS. 145 The two fishermen soon arrived, and when they saw the bloodstains were unanimous for following the trail, and running the gamedown if they could. Careful search soon revealed blood on the groundin the direction the deer had taken, and they hurried onward. Thetrail led parallel with, and near, the shore of the pond for somedistance, finally intersecting the path leading to the hotel. Here theyleft the fishing-rods and basket until they sh

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