RED DEER, 



the net ; he fell headlong on it and got it 

 under him right enough, but the next in- 

 stant he received a terrible bite. He shouted 

 and yelled " Murder ! " at the top of his 

 voice, but held on groaning to the net and 

 the creature in it, though in an agony of 

 pain. 



No one came to his assistance, for at 

 the sound of his yell the poachers imagined 

 the keepers were collaring him, and snatch- 

 ing up their nets ran off at full speed. 

 Shouting and yelling, he struggled and held 

 the creature down till he had kicked it to 

 death, when he found it was a badger. Out 

 feeding, the badger had been alarmed by 

 the dog, and made for the gateway ; so 

 soon as he was touched, he began to bite 

 as only a badger can. The young fellow 

 was terribly hurt, both his arms and legs 

 having suffered, and had to keep his bed 

 for some time. Indignant at the faithless 



