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Meantime the oxen finding themselves no longer pursued, had stopped short. Further pursuit was evidently useless. MEANTIME THE OXEN FINDING THEMSELVES NO LONGER PURSUED HAD STOPPED SHORT FURTHER PURSUIT WAS EVIDENTLY USELESS
 furiously. The Doctor recognized them at once as belonging to the musk ox, or Ovibos genus, as naturalists call it, by the very wide horns touching each other at their base, by the absence of muzzle, by the narrow square chanfrin resembling that of a sheep, and by the very short tail. Their hair was long and thickly matted, and mixed with fine brown, silky wool. [Illustration: ] These singular-looking quadrupeds were not the least afraid of Duk, though extremely surprised; but at the first glimpse of the hunters they took flight, and it was no easy task to go after them, for half an hour's swift running brought them no nearer, and made the whole party so out of breath, that they were forced to come to a halt. "Confound the beasts!" said Altamont. "Yes, Altamont, I'll make them over to you," replied Clawbonny; "they are true Americans, and they don't appear to have a very favourable idea of their fellow countrymen." [Illustration: ] "That proves our hunting prowess," rejoined Altamont. ND HIM STANDING IN FRONT OF TWO FORMIDABLE LOOKING ANIMALS AND BARKING FURIOUSLY THE DOCTOR RECOGNIZED THEM AT ONCE AS BELONGING TO THE MUSCOCKS OR OVIBO'S GENUS AS NATURALISTS CALL IT BY THE VERY WIDE HORNS TOUCHING EACH OTHER AT THEIR BASE BY THE ABSENCE OF MUZZLE AND BY THE NARROW SQUARE CHANFRON RESEMBLING THAT OF A SHEEP AND BY THE VERY SHORT TAIL THEIR HAIR WAS LONG AND THICKLY MATTED AND MIXED WITH FINE BROWN SILKY WOOL THESE SINGULAR LOOKING QUADRUPEDS WERE NOT THE LEAST AFRAID OF DUKE THOUGH EXTREMELY SURPRISED BUT AT FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE HUNTERS THEY TOOK FLIGHT AND IT WAS NO EASY TASK TO GO AFTER THEM FOR HALF AN HOUR SWIFT RUNNING BROUGHT THEM NO NEARER AND MADE THE WHOLE PARTY SO OUT OF BREATH THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO COME TO A HALT CONFOUND THE BEASTS SAID ALTAMONT YES ALTAMONT I'LL MAKE THEM OVER TO YOU REPLIED CLAWBONNY THEY ARE TRUE AMERICANS AND THEY DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE A VERY FAVORABLE IDEA OF THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN THAT PROVES OUR HUNTING PROWESS REJOINED ALTAMONT
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