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"Ah! there
you will find it, in yon swale of alders. Look! a thousand carrion
birds, ar' hovering above the carcass."
"The animal has still life in him," returned the squatter, "or the
buzzards would settle upon their prey! By the action of the dogs it
must be something ravenous; I reckon it is the white bear from the
upper falls. They are said to cling desperately to life!"
"Let us go back," said Abiram; "there may be danger, and there can be
no good in attacking a ravenous beast. Remember, Ishmael, 'twill be a
risky job, and one of small profit!"
The young men smiled at this new proof of the well known pusillanimity
of their uncle. The oldest even proceeded so far as to express his
contempt, by bluntly saying--
"It will do to cage with the other animal we carry; then we may go
back double-handed into the settlements, and set up for showmen,
around the court-houses and gaols of Kentucky."
The threatening frown, which gathered on the brow of his father,
admonished the young man to forbear.


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