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CHAP. VIII. 



" Ye shall be set at such a tryst, 

 That hart and hind shall come to your fyst." 



Squyer oflowe Dcgre. 



THE lord of the forest had now determined upon having a 

 grand deer-drive to Glen Tilt, and Lightfoot was invited 

 to make one of the party ; thus, in a short time, this 

 fortunate sportsman had an opportunity of seeing every 

 variety and description of this interesting chase. That 

 the show of deer might be as ample as possible, Tortoise 

 had instructions to commence his cast at the remote parts 

 of the forest, kill what he could, and get forward as many 

 deer as he was able : he therefore despatched all his men 

 to Bruar Lodge over night, that they might be fresh and 

 ready for the morrow's sport ; a time was fixed for his 

 meeting the foresters from Glen Tilt on Sroin-a-cro, 

 when he and his men were to take the command of the 

 right wing of the drive. 



This animating sport was always enjoyed by antici- 

 pation ; and you might easily read in the happy coun- 

 tenances of the guests at Blair, that something highly 

 pleasurable and exciting was about to take place. When 

 John Crerar and the foresters were summoned to the 

 corridor over-night, curiosity rose to the highest pitch. 

 Something positively awful was going on was Glen 

 Croinie to be driven, and would any one be suffered to go 



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