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had brought my shot gun, retriever, and terriers, 

 to try for woodcock and rabbit. 



Havino* killed the doe and bled her, I left her 

 lying on the edge of some furze adjoining an open 

 bog, where she had fallen, and joined my man 

 with my other dogs. On joining him on the lull 

 where he stood which commanded the low ground 

 where I had left the deer, I cast a parting glance 

 to see that she was all safe, while a woodman had 

 gone to the lodge for a cart to fetch her away. 

 Fixing my eyes on the extreme end of the low 

 ground where it joined the furze before mentioned, 

 no view that I could take showed me anything 

 like a deer on the ground, and I told my servant 

 that she was either gone, or some impediment, not 

 to be accounted for, was between me and the deer. 

 ^^Go," I cried; ^^run as fast as you can to the spot 

 to which I point ; 3^ou will find either the doe there 

 or the blood. If you find that the doe is gone, 

 hold up your hat, and I shall understand you.'' 



He ran there, at least half a mile or more, and 

 the hat was raised high into the air. 



On this he hastened towards me, to give 

 me the meeting, one of the Avoodmen joining 

 me ere we met. On this we went back to 



