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Away in the Wilderness

R.M. Ballantyne

James Nisbet & Co; 1st edition (1863)

ASIN: B00088X7AY

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AAY IN "# I/*#$N#SS BY $+ BA//AN"YN#

CHAPTER ONE. THE HUNTER.

%n a bea4ti54 s4mme eenin9 not man eas a9o a man as seen to as


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9o4nd and en 5o a stat4e A ma9ni5i


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=im instant et4ned as =e said FAo=ead =as =4nted in t=e $o +o4ntains

=ee t=e men ae tea o4t =ee t=ee ae s4e e 5iends

b s4?ise B4t ee ?o4d o o4 9i5ts ad an I s4??ose its nat4a to i>e to s=o

t=em o55 Is t=e e to


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F=ats on in t=e ateH *ee I do beieeG


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As =e s?o>e t=e ni5e as in its =eat and t=e ate as ded it= bood "=is

=a??ened 4ite nea to t=e o??osite s=oe o5 t=e a>e so t=at in itte moe t=an =a5 an

=o4 a5te it as >ied t=e anima as mante oe t=e ideness

CHAPTER THREE. THE ENCAMPMENT.

Cam?in9 o4t in t=e oods at ni9=t is t4 a dei9=t54 t=in9 and t=e ?easantest ?at o5

it ?e=a?s is t=e i9=tin9 o5 t=e 5ie /i9=t is a9eeabe to =4man ees and ne and 5et t=at =en =e ?enned t=e ods FA ?easant

t=in9 it is 5o t=e ees to be=od t=e s4nG And t=e isin9 o5 t=e s4n is s abo4t t=e state o5 t=ei 5eein9s"=e Indian as =4n9 A 9ood 5ie =ad to be made be5oe t=e enison ed ied ed and =ot; t=e 5a


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to eat sad4st i5 on =egotplentyofitD "=e stea>s ee as=ed don it= tea "=ee

is no ot=e din> in $4?ets /and "=e 4dsons Ba Com?an 5o4nd t=at s?iits ee

so =4t54 to t=e Indians t=at t=e e54sed to send t=em into t=e to be =ad 5o oe o mone oe t=e en9t= and

beadt= o5 t=ei teitoies e t=ei tea and smaed t=ei i?s and 9inned at ea


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-Im dain9 o4 noseE4st no-=ae o4 been t=ee Jas?eHG

F"=at =ae I ad and a 5ine ?a =is =ead soemn as =e said t=is in a o oiet oe =is s=o4de aid =is =ead 4?on a t45t o5 9ass and e 4nti =e 5e asee? and aoed t=e ?i?e to 5a 5om =is i?s

"=e Indian 5ooed =is eam?e it= t=is di55eenet oe =is =ead and 4nde =is 5eet and a??ed it o4nd =im in s4et and as soon so4nd asee?

"=e o %n


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and e5t t=e en


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eood sto??ed s=ot in =is s?eeat


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F"=ats t4e No o4 s?ea> o5 it I do beiee s=e


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and 94s bestied t=emsees #a ises amon9 t=em 5ist be9an to


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ee t=e ones o5 t=e soi "=e ae ?e5een bed o5 t=e ie =ee man a9e os ose 4? and


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ne not =at t=ese =4ntes

5o t=e ban>s

in ?a


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e t=is ?ota9e

!ota9es a in en9t= and in n4mbes In some ies t=e ae 5e and 5a beteen; in

ot=es t=e ae so n4meo4s t=at ei9=t o tee ma =ae to be made in a da +an o5

t=e ?ota9es ae not moe t=an an ei9=t= o5 a mie in en9t= and ae e


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and mo "=e


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a?? aso to meet it= o4 + eood Its a ?eas4e I dont o5ten =ae to meet

it= a =ite stan9e in t=is ideness !a in9


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t=e Sas>at


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made-beaverin one ?at o5 t=e ins to o t=ee do@en matens o sabes 5ie o

si ba 5oes and a 9eat man sie 5oes besides s and beae.s>ins a 5e ottes and s4nd ot=e 54s

besides a 5e b455ao and dee.s>ins dessed and it= t=e =ai sed eanest 5o some time at a tin >ette Boied meat as eident in =is mind; b4t

at t=is ?oint =is s4a ?4ed =im b t=e seee S=e =is?eed in =is ea A to4


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FA= to be s4e Yo4 s=a =ae a ot o5 t=ese 5o not=in9 and some tobaed a 5aee ?i?e t=en st4 t=ei tents and ?a


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bea =iet o4nd =im E4m?ed into =is ins and ?at o5 bi "=is tent as

s=a?ed i>e a ette =4n9 aboe t=e 5ie and t=e 5ami e b4t a 5e died eaes


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Fose and oseG o5


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In anot=e moment t=e bea as it=in t=ee ads o5 =im and bein9 ta>en b s4?ise

it immediate ose on its =ind e9s =i


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e9s and i "=is one s


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"=e a9est o5 t=ese inand seas is t=e 5amo4s /a>e S4?eio =i it 4? t4ned it oe 9ae it one

o to =eat sa?s and aid it don a9ain

"=is seemed to 4iet it 5o it a5teads a stai9=t o4t and ?e5e


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t=e 5attenin9 o5 t=e ni5e den


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o4 ot 5iendDG

FNo Ie ettes ee soon steamin9 "=ese =4n9 5om ti?ods ee


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b4t its =ind.4ates ae smae and its 5oe.4ates m4


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e


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=and A ?easant ti? to o4G

F"=e same to o4 5iendG said Jas?e et4nin9 t=e 94ides s4ee@e

In anot=e min4te t=e boats ee aa

FNo 5iends e s=a statG said Jas?e bea>in9 t=e dee? siens =ad ?assed aa sin


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t=e ie to das be5oe and =ain9 been s4??ied it= =oses =ad ?4s=ed 5oad b

a o5 t=e ?ains

%n entein9 t=e bet o5 oods


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o?inion on t=is s4bEee o4 mi9=t 5ind one neae =ome I s=o4d t=in>G

ee +aie ?a4sed 5o s=e 5et t=at on s4


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be5oe an one ese !e=a?s o4 ma =ae =ead o5 =im 5o =e as 4? in t=ese ?ats

to eas a9one is name is Jas?e *eG

"=e bood 4s=ed to +aies tem?es on =eain9 t=e name and s=e t4ned =e 5a


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eood and Ao=ead seated at a tabe doin9 E4stis and mao.bones

Fee ae o4 Its 4 o4 o5 da on a b455ao.=4nt I5 o4 =ad

been a 5e =o4s ate o5 aiin9 I s=o4d =ae missed o4 Come i o4 eat o

smo>eHGFI eat 5ist i5 o4 =ae no obEee a5teadsG

Fe 9ood Sit don t=en and 9et to o> +ean=ie I 9o and oo> a5te t=e =oses

t=at e intend to ta>e it= 4s to.moo %5 insG said Jas?e =o totted 4? at t=is moment it= t=e

est o5 t=e ?at


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F"=e ae Sa4tea4G K"=is od is ?ono4n


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and ot=e ne a5te t=emsees In 5ie min4tes t=e ee a emo4nted and ode

4iet to t=e bo o5 t=e mo4nd

ee an inteestin9 si9=t ?esented itse5 "=e =oe ?ain as


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o in =is i9=t =and and a b4et in =is mo4t= ead to e.oad "=e b455aoes 9a@ed at

=im 5o one moment in st4?id s4?ise and t=en it= a toss o5 t=ei =eads and a =is>

o5 t=ei tais t=e t4ned and 5ed At 5ist t=e an it= a so a>ad 9ait i>e ?i9s;

and to one =o did not >no t=ei ?oes it o4d seem t=at t=e 5ast.4nnin9 =oses o5

t=e to men o4d 4i oeta>e t=em B4t as t=e amed to t=e o> t=ei s?eed

in

e "=e ee 4sed to it and did not bend t=ei bos 4nti t=ei =oses amost b4s=ed

t=e ee>in9 sides o5 t=e =49e b4tes "=en t=e de to t=e ao =eads and eanin9

5oad b4ied t=e s=a5ts 4? to t=e 5eat=es "=e ao is said to be een moe dead

t=an t=e b4et

Aead t=e ?ain as sten it= dead o din9 b455aoes and t=e 9o4nd seemed totembe it= t=e t=4nde o5 t=e tead o5 t=e a55i9=ted animas Jas?e =ad do?t t=ee

and Ao=ead =ad sain to et t=e ?a o5 deat= ent

on

ain9 seen !embeton s=oot anot=e anima eood be


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No ?oo eood did not >no t=at t=e anima =e =ad made 4? =is mind to >i as a

to49= od b4; neit=e did =e >no t=at a b4 is bad to eat and dan9eo4s to 5oo;

and ose t=an a =e did not >no t=at =en a b4 =ods =is tai sti55 and stai9=t 4?

in t=e ai it is a si9n t=at =e is in a temendo4s a9e and t=at t=e isest t=in9 a man ed at =im o4t o5 t=e ne t=e atists dan9e

and meant to an =im b4t =is =ose 4n5ot4nate ?4t one o5 its 5eet into a =oe and

sent =im 5in9 =ead oe =ees t=o49= t=e ai eood as no so


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inte o4t t=ee is 5om si to ei9=t mont=s on9 "=e sno aies 5om t=ee to 5o4

5eet dee? and in man ?a


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destoed b 5ie in t=e ot=e b 5ost; b4t in bot= it is ?ain54 and dan9eo4s a


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t=ee to si 5eet in en9t= and 5om ei9=t to tent in


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FNo m name is not Jas?e *e i5 I ente o4 =4t t=is ni9=tG said t=e =4nte sto4t

FI5 I stai9=t ba to t=e 5ot t=is ni9=t I o4d not be

ot= o5 o4 da49=te od man So ed steadi and sient aon9 it=o4t on


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e5es=in9 t=an t=e o4d =ae enEoed =ad t=e 9one to est in a am =o4se 4?on t=e

best bed in #n9and

B4t =en t=e 5ie ent o4t abo4t t=e midde o5 t=e ni9=t t=e


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=ie /aoG

Sain9 t=is Jas?e a don beside =is 5at=e.in.a and t=e ee bot= asee? in a 5e

min4tes eain9 t=e to Indians to sit and s


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/oo>s o5 s4?ise and e


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?eson as +iss +aie /ao

FJas?e is i9=tG e?ained !embeton F+aie asMissLarocheesteda; s=e isMrs

Derryto.daG

F"=en I sa4te o4 +s *e and inded and

5iends dai o =ea 5om t=em ee>


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t=e measesD "=ee as ine too on t=is o


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t=en e m adi


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Indians amon9 =ose tas I ost =is 5ootste?sG

Fae o4 an idea =o eeG said Jas?e in a sten oied a ee =imse5 as amon9 t=em "=e

i saa9e->noin9 t=at =is attem?tin9 to 4it t=at ?at o5 t=e


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moment =e enteed t=e 5ot + !embeton sei@ed =im b t=e i9=t am and ed =im into

t=e =a

At 5ist =e attem?ted to sei@e t=e =ande o5 =is >ni5e b4t a 9an


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