1 84 HIGHLAND SPORT 



" If ye'll no wait further, sir, and indeed I never saw a 

 beast lie so long as yon, let me whustle him up for you ; he 

 will stand still for a bittie as he gets to his legs, and you can 

 tak him then." 



To this I consented, so having settled myself in position, 

 with the full-cocked rifle at my shoulder, I made the signal for 

 Donald to whistle. But as the stag took no notice of the first 

 sound, it was followed up with a louder one, which was still 

 unheeded ; then there came a yet shriller whistle, with no 

 better result, and next I tried my hand by performing a loud 

 cough, but that too had no effect, and Donald said, "The wind 

 is joost taking the sound awa', sir." 



Now, during each of these experiments, I had been ready 

 to shoot, and the four disappointments had made me callous ; 

 so I said to my man, nearly out aloud, " Try a real good one," 

 and taking me too much at my word, his fingers were crammed 

 into his mouth, his cheeks expanded, while there rang out a 

 shriek any steam engine might have been proud of Instantly 

 the stag was up and away, the promised halt does not take 

 place, and before I could press the trigger he had vanished. 

 Donald looked utterly miserable, but I cheered him up by 

 suggesting a peep over the face down which our stag had 

 disappeared, so going cautiously forward we soon saw our 

 hard-of-hearing friend trotting off in the distance. 



On advancing further we spied three stags feeding below 

 us to the left, and barely a mile away. The stalk was easy, 

 so was the shot, and Donald was quickly smiling pleasantly as 

 he performed the gralloch, but from that time forth I have 

 ever been content to leave alone the system of "whustling 

 him up." 



We then started for home, Donald leading the way, and in 

 making a turn round a high rocky cliff he suddenly halted, 

 drew back to me, pulled the rifle frorn the cover, put the 

 weapon in my hands, and waved me forward. Delighted at 

 the prospect of getting another stag, my joy was turned to 



