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Altamont adopted the Indian practice of crawling on all fours, and adjusting his gun and arms so as to simulate horns and deceive the timid animal, till he could get near enough to take good aim. ALTAMONT ADOPTED THE INDIAN PRACTICE OF CRAWLING ON ALL FOURS AND ADJUSTING HIS GUN AND ARMS SO AS TO SIMULATE HORNS AND DECEIVE THE TIMID ANIMAL TILL HE COULD GET NEAR ENOUGH TO TAKE GOOD AIM
nd even pale sickly heaths, trying to show their delicate pink blossoms. At last it began to be really hot weather. On the 15th of June, the thermometer stood at 57° above zero. The Doctor scarcely believed his eyes, but it was a positive fact, and it was soon confirmed by the changed appearance of the country. [Illustration: ] An excursion was made to Isle Johnson, but it turned out to be a barren little islet of no importance whatever, though it gave the old boatswain infinite pleasure to know that those sea girt rocks bore his name. There was some danger of both house and stores melting, but happily this high temperature proved exceptional, the thermometer seldom averaging much above freezing point. By the middle of June, the sloop had made good progress, and already presented a shapely appearance. As Bell and Johnson took the work of construction entirely on themselves, the others went hunting, and succeeded in killing several deer, in spite of its being difficult game to approach.  DRIED STONES AND EVEN PALE SICKLY HEATHS TRYING TO SHOW THEIR DELICATE PINK BLOSSOMS AT LAST IT BEGAN TO BE REALLY HOT WEATHER ON THE FIFTEENTH OF JUNE THE THERMOMETER STOOD AT FIFTY SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THE DOCTOR SCARCELY BELIEVED HIS EYES BUT IT WAS A POSITIVE FACT AND IT WAS SOON CONFIRMED BY THE CHANGED APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY AN EXCURSION WAS MADE TO ISLE JOHNSON BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BARREN LITTLE ISLET OF NO IMPORTANCE WHATEVER THOUGH IT GAVE THE OLD BO'SWAIN INFINITE PLEASURE TO KNOW THAT THOSE SEA GIRT ROCKS BORE HIS NAME THERE WAS SOME DANGER OF BOTH HOUSE AND STORES MELTING BUT HAPPILY THIS HIGH TEMPERATURE PROVED EXCEPTIONAL THE THERMOMETER SELDOM AVERGING MUCH ABOVE THE FREEZING POINT BY THE MIDDLE OF JUNE THE SLOOP HAD MADE GOOD PROGRESS AND ALREADY PRESENTED A SHAPELY APPEARANCE AS BELL AND JOHNSON TOOK THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTION ENTIRELY ON THEMSELVES THE OTHERS WENT HUNTING AND SUCCEEDED IN KILLING SEVERAL DEER IN SPITE OF ITS BEING DIFFICULT GAME TO APPROACH
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