RED DEER. 



of wasps, who had carried the wood away 

 for the paper of their nests. Ferns on the 

 bank, and conferva? on the rocky fragments, 

 gave the stream a green tint ; the reflection 

 of the oak boughs over did not form a 

 clear image, but was drawn along by the 

 irregular motion, forming a green surface. 

 Red rocks beneath the water, and dark 

 places where it was deeper, added a brown 

 hue. The beautiful brook ran strong and 

 swift in all the vigour of youth, caring 

 nothing for the stones over which it leaped. 

 By its side oak-trees stood ; the glance 

 passed for a long way between the trunks, 

 and the ground was thickly grown with fern 

 and foxglove. The hillside in places over- 

 hung, and large roots descended like pillars 

 to support it. 



On either hand the steep slopes of the 

 valley were wooded to the top, and yonder 

 the round green summit of the Ball ap- 



