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upwards of thirty seasons, having got up to some 

 stags, Mr. Fowler fired both barrels, killing dead 

 with the first, but wounding only with the second. 

 On walking up to the dead quarry, they were 

 greatly surprised to see another beast lying quite 

 close by him ; their first impression was that the 

 one bullet had been fatal to the two, but on 

 nearer inspection it was seen, by the rise and fall 

 of his sides in breathing, that this stag was not 

 only alive, but totally unhurt, and merely indulging 

 in a very sound sleep. After watching him for a 

 few minutes, it was decided to try to catch him, 

 for he was but a three-year-old staggie, and not 

 worth putting into the larder, so simultaneously 

 master and man seized him by the hind legs, when 

 after a sharp but short struggle the stag broke loose, 

 which was indeed a pity, as I believe the capture 

 of a stag in such a manner would have been an 

 unequalled performance, and had Mr. Fowler and 

 McHardy only seized hold of a horn apiece instead 

 of a leg, it is more than likely they would have 



