io RED DEER. 



the sight from penetrating more than a 

 few yards, and so confuses the wayfarer 

 that the residents much prefer the darkness 

 of night to the vapours of noonday. They 

 can find their patli by night, but the 

 thick mist sometimes defies even the shep- 

 herds. It Jiangs for days ; Dunkery Beacon 

 is hidden in it when, at the same time, 

 the vale beneath is clear and lit by the 

 sun. It is observed that when Dunkery 

 Beacon is thus completely covered the Sel- 

 worthy range of hills just opposite are fre- 

 quently free of fog. The stajghounds are 

 accordingly taken across to Sel worthy at 

 such times. To hunt on the moors about 

 Dunkery is impossible — the hounds would 

 be lost to view in a moment in the vapour. 

 Winds sweep over the exposed heights some- 

 times with such violence that a man can 

 hardly retain his seat in the saddle. Such 

 inclemency seems due to the elevation of the 

 land, the nearness of the Western sea, and 

 the nature of the soil, which retains water. 



