ANECDOTE. 271 



Fennell — " Some haymakers on Cliapelliope meadows, 

 at the upper end of ^t. Mary's Loch, in Selkirkshire, 

 saw an eagle rapidly soaring above the steep mountains 

 in a singular and agitated manner; they kept their 

 eyes- upon him imtil he was nearly out of sight; in a 

 short time, hoAvever, they were all convinced that he 

 had fallen witli great rapidity like a shot bird. At 

 last he fell a short distance from the party. On their 

 approach, a stoat ran from the body, tiu-ued with 

 the usual impudence of the tribe, stood upon its hind- 

 legs, crossed its fore-paws over its nose, surveyed its 

 enemies for a moment or two, and then bounded 

 into a saugh bush. The eagle was dead, and covered 

 with blood, which had issued from a wound in its 

 throat." 



