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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...herd of deer stood staling stupidly at the spectacle. Then, as if moved by a common impulse of curiosity, they, began slowly to apjiroach in order to investigate more closely this singular phenomenon. Frequently they stopped, but only to continue their advance, which was made with a sort of circling movement, as if to see the object from all sides. Nearer and nearer they approached, until the leaders were not more than fifty yards away, when the native leaped to his feet and discharged his arrows with such rapidity and accuracy that two of the animals fell before they could dart away out of range. The lads soon joined the native, and expressed their approval of his skill. Then while he threw one carcass over his shoulder they divided the weight of the other between them, and so accompanied him into camp. The next day Ned and Tom, walking to an eminence near the camp, saw in the distance some ostriches feeding. Returning to the huts they found the young hunter whom they had accompanied on the preceding day, and beckened to him to accompany them. When they reached the spot from which the ostriches were visible they motioned to him to como out and shoot them. He at once nodded. As they wero about to follow him back to camp for their bows and arrows, he shook his head and signed to them to stay where they were, and going off by himself returned with his bow and arrow, and, to the surprise of the boys, the skin of an ostrich To show the lads what ho intended to do he put on the skin, sticking one arm up the long neck, his black legs alone showing. He now imitated the motions of the bird, now stalking along, now picking up bits of grass, and this with such an admirable PREPARING TO SAY "GOOD-BYE." 191 imitation of nature that Ned and Tom shouted with...
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- EditoreRareBooksClub.com
- Data di pubblicazione2012
- ISBN 10 021714019X
- ISBN 13 9780217140195
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine100
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