41 : The Phantom Hunter. - [18-]

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The Phantom HuntsmanThe Phantom HunterIn most countries a tradition prevails, that ahuntsman mounted on a white Steed, and attendedby a number of dogs is seen at times to careerthrough the night air with much rapidity accompaniedwith much noise. In no part of the world is thetradition more firmly believed than in the forest countriesof America, where it is attested that one of asmall band has been drawn away by the mysteriousapparition, and never more restored to earth.In Germany it is called the Wild Huntsman, andWhere the dark forest's mighty gloom is castLike an impervious mantle o'er the vastWilds of untrodden snow. The pine trees rearIn monumented tiers on which the deepOf every star's bright radiance hath a gleamReflected on those ice wreaths as they gemThe drooping branches and each glittering stemOf verdure crystallized, — Amid these loneAnd ancient forests thrills the swelling toneOf the full Indian voice. When the mooseRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

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