Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 530
Early in the spring of 1905 I restored Ac-tason to his native forest on Croydon Moun-tain. I expected to have a garden, and I knewthat the young buck could clear a six-foot fence showed through in patches. On his head weretwo small dark, rounded lumps covered withshort, fine hair — his budding… … without trying. For some time we got occa-sional glimpses of him; but when browse be-came plentiful he disappeared, and we doubtedif we should ever see him again. In May, how-ever, I caught a glimpse of a deer far away ona hillside, and on calling to him he proved tobe Actason, who came bounding…
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