CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



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On go the pack — they reach the stream, and 

 check for a moment. Then half of the hounds 

 rush through it, while many swim down stream, 

 giving tongue as they go, and apparendy hunting 

 the deer down the water. 



Beware! for this is a critical moment. If the 

 stag has gone up stream the water will carry the 

 scent downwards, and the hounds will go on and 



'While many swim down stream.' 



on for miles in a different direction to that in which 

 the deer has gone. In this instance I will wager 

 he has not gone far down stream, for from our 

 vantage-ground, as we came over the crest of the 

 hill, I saw the sheep feeding quietly in yonder 

 'coombe' by the river side, not 'huddled,' as they 

 would have been, if our quarry had passed near 



