Whatever it was, it must have realized my dogs were crowding it too closely.
At the edge of the foothills it turned and came back toward the river.
I was still trying to figure out what was going on,
when I realized that on striking the river the animal had again turned and was coming straight toward me.
I set my lantern down and tightened my grip on the ax.
I was standing my ground quite well when visions of bears, lions, and all kinds of other animals started flashing across my mind.
I jumped behind a big sycamore and was trying hard to press my body into the tree when a big coon came tearing by.
Twenty-five yards behind him came my dogs, running side by side.
I saw them clearly when they passed me, bawling every time their feet touched the ground.
After seeing that there was nothing to be scared of, once again I was the fearless hunter,
screaming and yelling as loud as I could, “Get him, boy, get him.”
I tore out after them. The trails I knew so well were forgotten. I took off straight through the brush.
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