Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West

Excerpt from Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the WestThe boy who was addressed as Ned was kneel ing behind a fallen oak, in a Kentucky forest, care fully sighting at a noble buck that stood in the middle Of a natural clearing or Opening, with head upraised and antlers thrown back, as though he scented danger, and was searching for the point whence it threatened.The splendid animal was no more than a hun dred yards distant, so that no better target could have been Offered. He was facing the youth, who aimed at the point above his fore legs, which Opened the path to the heart of the creature.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.