weeks, he escaped. I doubt if even his narrow escape dastened his independent spirit and I would venture wager almost certainly that he will shoot other deer or forget to wipe the dice. Speaking of coffins reminds me of what I saw one day about a hundred yards from his house. It was attracted by 3 big heavy wooden boxes—about 6 x 4 by 2 feet standing beside the road, in each was a round hole about 6 inches in diameter. As we stopped we saw a human face appear at the hole in the split box. I was tormented to find that each coffin contained two men. Not only was they confined, but each one had wrists manacled palms together and an enormous chain about the neck. The links of the chain were at least 4