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to the foot of the corrie, and plunged into a large 

 deep pool of the river Nevis. It happened that 

 the Achreach forester was about at the time, and 

 seeing what was likely to happen, he raced down 

 to his side of the pool, while Jamie being on the 

 other side with the baying hound, the stag swam 

 round and round, till, on nearing Jamie's bank, he 

 at once jumped plump astride the animal, " Just 

 like the rash little man he was," as Mrs. Campbell 

 is well warranted in saying. Jamie was then carried 

 about till he managed to open his knife with his 

 teeth, and forgetting that he could not swim, in 

 sticking the stag he scuttled his own ship, and 

 would assuredly have been drowned had not the 

 other man, by dashing into the water as far as he 

 could venture, just managed to reach Jamie with 

 his stick as he was sinking. The river Nevis was, 

 however, eventually fatal to the poor fellow ; for a 

 little time after this adventure, and purely to 

 save himself a short walk to a bridge, he lost 

 his life when attempting to jump from stone to 



