The stag of Texas, reclining in midnight lair, is startled from his slumbers by the hoofstroke of a horse.He does not forsake his covert, nor yet rise to his feet. His domain is shared by the wild steeds of the savannah, given to nocturnal straying. He only uprears his head; and, with antlers o’ertopping the tall grass, listens for a repetition of the sound.
