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In his eagerness he had wandered far past the ravines which were known to him, and it was no easy matter to pick out the path which he had taken. IN HIS EAGERNESS HE HAD WANDERED FAR PAST THE RAVINES WHICH WERE KNOWN TO HIM AND IT WAS NO EASY MATTER TO PICK OUT THE PATH WHICH HE HAD TAKEN
 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. 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. With this trophy over his shoulder, he hastened to retrace his steps, for the evening was already drawing in. He had hardly started, however, before he realized the difficulty which faced him. S 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 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 WITH THIS TROPHY OVER HIS SHOULDER HE HASTENED TO RETRACE HIS STEPS FOR THE EVENING WAS ALREADY DRAWING IN HE HAD HARDLY STARTED HOWEVER BEFORE HE REALIZED THE DIFFICULTY WHICH FACED HIM
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