RED DEER. 



followed the deer continually, and thinned 

 their numbers. 



It happened once that a "forester" was 

 discovered in a certain district, and a party 

 was quickly formed to go out and shoot 

 the stag. Among those who went was a 

 man well known as a successful deer-shot, 

 upon whose good aim they chiefly relied. 

 They took with them a gallon of spirits. 

 After some time spent in searching for the 

 stag, and just as they were beginning to 

 weary of the attempt, up the " forester " 

 jumped close to the party. A volley was 

 fired the muzzles almost touching the stag 

 but the game went off at full speed. 

 The old gunner, however, declared that he 

 had hit the mark; he was sure he had 

 aimed straight. In a minute or two, as 

 they watched the stag bounding up the hill 

 a mile away, suddenly he dropped and lay 

 still, evidently dead. It was found after- 



