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before. The bad man took his rifle, loaded it, 

 and swam away for the island, never losing- 

 sight of his stag ; when, lo ! on his landing, 

 and getting to the spot on which he had seen 

 it, it was gone. He swam to shore very 

 savage, and abused his friend for his bad 

 watching — when he positively declared he had 

 never seen the beast move, and there it was 

 still, and he pointed to it lying in exactly the 

 same attitude and spot in which it was first 

 seen. Bad man then re-swam to the island 

 with exactly the same success as the first time ; 

 and returned the second time more savage 

 than ever wath his friend, who, however, again 

 pointed out to him this singular stag in the 

 same spot. Nowise daunted, this desperate 

 man swore he would not be foiled, and pre- 

 pared for the third time to return to the island. 

 His friend in vain implored him not to try any 

 more, that the beast was '' no canny," and 

 that evil would come of this third attempt: 

 but no — wailful man must have his way, and 

 this man swore a frightful oath that he would 

 have that stag, or that stag should have him. 

 According he swam out the third time ; and, 

 as he reached the island, his friend saw the 

 stag rise, and walk quietly on towards the 

 place where the stalker would land — viz. : the 



