Identifier: huntertrapperinn75rv (find matches)
Title: The hunter and the trapper in North America ; or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. From the French of Bénédict Révoil
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891
Subjects: Hunting Game and game-birds
Publisher: London, New York : T. Nelson and Sons
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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bly, and licking the lustrelesseyes of his unfortunate companion. It was a truly patheticspectacle, and it was with great difficulty the living wasseparated from the dead. This Newfoundland dog had formerly belonged to themarines of the American frigate Constitution, His masterdined at the Highlanders table on the occasion of thefirst appearance of the stag, for whom the dog immedi-ately formed so strong an attachment that neither threats,caresses, nor blows could induce him to leave his newly-discovered friend. Under these circumstances his ownercould do nothing less than offer the dog to the High-landers, who gladly accepted the present, and brought upin company the two attached comrades. He lived four years after the death of the stag. At aninspection of the Highland Company, having bitten thecommanding officer, he was condemned to expiate hiscrime in the usual manner; was led to the bank of theHaarlem river, bound to a post, and formally shot by aplatoon of four infantry soldiers.
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