The Killed Deer

The deer in a woods a-bounding went; The hunter a bullet quickly spent; The deer fell dead, And the hunter said, "That bullet went straight as it was meant."

There's a lot in this if you'll think it o'er, And the more you think it, the more and more; Had the bullet missed, And behind it hissed, The deer would be bounding as before.
__Hulda Fetzer.

This is for Rex over at Deer Camp Blog - Sorry Rex, I had to borrow some poetry!