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Lying on his face, he rested his rifle upon a rock, and took a long and steady aim before drawing the trigger. The animal sprang into the air, tottered for a moment upon the edge of the precipice, and then came crashing down into the valley beneath. The creature was too unwieldy to lift, so the hunter contented himself with cutting away one haunch and part of the flank. LYING ON HIS FACE HE RESTED HIS RIFLE UPON A ROCK AND TOOK A LONG AND STEADY AIM BEFORE DRAWING THE TRIGGER THE ANIMAL SPRANG INTO THE AIR TOTTERED FOR A MOMENT UPON THE EDGE OF THE PRECIPICE AND THEN CAME CRASHING DOWN INTO THE VALLEY BENEATH THE CREATURE WAS TOO UNWIELDY TO LIFT SO THE HUNTER CONTENTED HIMSELF WITH CUTTING AWAY ONE HAUNCH AND PART OF THE FLANK
row in his way. Looking back he saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire, while the three animals stood motionless in the back-ground. Then the intervening rocks hid them from his view. He walked for a couple of miles through one ravine after another without success, though from the marks upon the bark of the trees, and other indications, he judged that there were numerous bears in the vicinity. At last, after two or three hours’ fruitless search, he was thinking of turning back in despair, when casting his eyes upwards he saw a sight which sent a thrill of pleasure through his heart. On the edge of a jutting pinnacle, three or four hundred feet above him, there stood a creature somewhat resembling a sheep in appearance, but armed with a pair of gigantic horns. The big-horn—for so it is called—was acting, probably, as a guardian over a flock which were invisible to the hunter; but fortunately it was heading in the opposite direction, and had not perceived him. HATEVER CHANCE MIGHT THROW IN HIS WAY LOOKING BACK HE SAW THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNG GIRL CROUCHING OVER THE BLAZING FIRE WHILE THE THREE ANIMALS STOOD MOTIONLESS IN THE BACKGROUND THEN THE INTERVENING ROCKS HID THEM FROM HIS VIEW HE WALKED FOR A COUPLE OF MILES THROUGH ONE RAVINE AFTER ANOTHER WITHOUT SUCCESS THOUGH FROM THE MARKS UPON THE BARK OF THE TREES AND OTHER INDICATIONS HE JUDGED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS BEARS IN THE VICINITY AT LAST AFTER TWO OR THREE HOURS FRUITLESS SEARCH HE WAS THINKING OF TURNING BACK IN DESPAIR WHEN CASTING HIS EYES UPWARDS HE SAW A SIGHT WHICH SENT A THRILL OF PLEASURE THROUGH HIS HEART ON THE EDGE OF A JUTTING PINNACLE THREE OR FOUR HUNDRED FEET ABOVE HIM THERE STOOD A CREATURE SOMEWHAT RESEMBLING A SHEEP IN APPEARANCE BUT ARMED WITH A PAIR OF GIGANTIC HORNS THE BIG HORN FOR SO IT IS CALLED WAS ACTING PROBABLY AS A GUARDIAN OVER A FLOCK WHICH WERE INVISIBLE TO THE HUNTER BUT FORTUNATELY IT WAS HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HAD NOT PERCEIVED HIM
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