Beadle's Dime Novels No. 33: Maum Guinea and Her Plantation Children — page 70: what you’re looking at

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64 MAUM GUINEA. time to swing his shot-gun into aim and fire. The deer tossed his head defiantly, and dashed away, right past them, for the hounds were behind him. “Too bad,” murmured Philip, and they started in pursuit. The deer sought the covert of a close thicket not far away; be’ that, which was small, was already nearly surrounded by dogs and men; and he a a we ot near his steps, and dashéd by them again. itinnttns As his form stood out a moment, well defined, on a slight rise of ground, Virginia fired, and, by the stagger of the buck, as he bounded off, he was evidently wounded. “Your shot told, Virginia,” cried Philip, and he dashed on, in hopes of getting another chance himself. A mighty tumult resounding through the woods proclaimed that the game was being closed upon. The negroes yelled, the hounds ditto, the men shouted; and the barking, scream- ing, the cheery cries, and the quick discharge of two or three . guns, proved that the buck was brought to bay. Following the noise, Virginia reached the spot where the splendid game lay dead, scarcely a moment later than Philip. To her was given the principal honor, for it was her fire which had first the feat,” said Judge Bell, patting his daughter proudly on the head. 4 Elated with this successful beginning of the day’s sport, the party began to realize that they needed a little rest and refreshment before again taking up the march. They were not far from the lake, where the ladies proposed to await the return of the others, and to its banks they all now repaired, to partake of the lunch which the servants had under an oak, whose farthest branches were mirrored in comicloooks.comnn