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head, holding on by the horns, and being a strong 

 man, he contrived to keep his seat, while the stag 

 kept carrying him round the enclosure. At last 

 his cries for help were heard by a shepherd, the 

 father of the John Maclennan this stag killed shortly 

 after, who, armed with a spade, made haste to the 

 rescue, and as good luck would have it, as he 

 reached the gate of the enclosure the stag with 

 Duncan came close past it, so the shepherd opening 

 it smartly, Duncan bounded off his unpleasant 

 steed, to make a dash for the opening, through 

 which he just managed to squeeze in time for 

 them to close it in the face of the infuriated beast. 

 Once in safety, Duncan was so utterly exhausted 

 by the prolonged struggle that he fainted clean away, 

 and it was some time before he recovered sufficiently 

 to proceed to his house. 



FOREST OF ACHNASHELLACH, " THE FIELD OF STORMS," 

 BY ACHNASHELLACH. 



This forest, nearly surrounded by other deer 

 grounds, was purchased not very long ago by 



