1 82 RED DEER. 



looking at him on the beach and at the 

 hounds. At last, however, they understood 

 the shouting and pointing, and saw the 

 hind floating in the sea. Then began the 

 strangest chase a steamer after a deer. The 

 men on deck shouted and holloa'd, and the 

 whistle was blown. The vessel easily over- 

 took the hind, but when they tried to take 

 her with a rope, she doubled; the steamer 

 followed, and again she doubled ; this was 

 repeated several times, and each time the 

 hind, though after a long run, avoided them 

 by doubling. 



Presently she turned and swam ashore, 

 but here the hounds met her on the beach, 

 and forced her back again. She swam 

 straight out till the steamer, which had 

 been brought in nearer the land, began to 

 chase her, when she returned to the beach 

 a second time. The hounds drove her to 

 sea for the third time this time the steamer 



