THE HOME OF THE WILD RED DEER. 13 



Down from this high land before us descend into 

 the fair country of Devon the Exe, the Mole, and the 

 Bray. These and their tributaries run, as do all West- 

 country streams, in deep wooded valleys such as the 

 deer love, and little by little, as the herd has 

 increased in numbers on Exmoor, and as it has been 

 increasingly hunted, the wild deer have spread, and, 

 being kindly received by a most sporting race both 

 of landowners and farmers, have increased and 

 multiplied exceedingly. 



But we have lingered long on Dunkery, the sun is 

 in the west, Cloutsham farm lies 700 ft. below us, 

 where Mrs. Land will give us the best of tea and 

 the thickest of cream, and so we shall find our way 

 on to Porlock Weir, where the waves washing up 

 against the beach shall lull us to sleep. 



