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the stag would walk slowly along for twenty-five 

 or thirty yards, then stop for two or three minutes 

 apparently to rest, paying no 'attention to his sur- 

 roundings. In the meantime we had succeeded in 

 getting to the edge of the cover just as he stopped on 

 a little hummock, with his great white broadside to- 

 ward us. I had just time to get the cross lines located 

 by quick work, fearing that he would start again, and 

 thereby induce our friends to shoot in case they were 

 in range. At the report of the gun he twitched, shook 

 his massive head, turned square round to the right, 

 and walked briskly down the hill about two rods, 

 when he stopped, offering a quartering shot, which he 

 got promptly the second ball entering his right side 

 just back of his right front leg, and lodging just under 

 the skin at the point of the left shoulder, breaking 

 him down. Distance, 150 yards. As soon as he fell 

 the two concealed hunters broke cover and came run- 

 ning at full speed, shouting like Comanches after a 

 successful ambush. After the post mortem the jury 

 agreed without a dissenting voice upon the following 

 verdict : 



1st. That the deceased had the largest and finest 

 head they had ever seen. 



2d. That he would weigh not less than 600 pounds. 



3d. That he had a just right to the title of 



