noon
We carried a portion of the venison with us , which was still uncooked , and felt sure that without going out of our way we should be able to kill something or other to serve us for supper should we not reach home in time . At first we had some difficulty in making our way , and without great care we knew that we might be steering too far to the right or left . Every mile we advanced the country became more and more familiar . At noon we camped , lighted a fire , and cooked the venison . We calculated that by this time we had done about twelve miles , so Dan thought , but I was not quite sure of that . There was no means of ascertaining which was right . `` At all events , we must not spend much time here , '' I exclaimed , as we finished the last of our venison , and jumping up I buckled on my knapsack , and took my rifle in my hand .