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briety ; loud and deep did he snore never, surely, was 

 sleep so sound. 



And now, as he was lying dormant, as it seemed, what 

 should the shepherds see but the black neck of a whiskey 

 bottle peeping out from one of his pockets ? Why should 

 they not tak' it? What for noo? the mon was fou 

 already, and could na want mair. Out it came, then, and 

 was soon despatched. The said bottle was then filled with 

 water, and returned to the place from whence they ex- 

 tracted it. Breck then turned restlessly on his other side, 

 when, lo ! the neck of another bottle delighted the eyes of 

 the fortunate herdsmen ; this was treated precisely in the 

 same manner as the first had been, for Breck's snoring 

 was awful, and they were safe enough from interrup- 

 tion. As soon as this second bottle had been filled with 

 water and replaced in the pocket, Peter thought proper to 

 awake. The shepherds now, having drunk a bottle of 

 whiskey each, had little inclination to go to the hill ; so 

 they made a fire and began to cook some victuals ; Breck 

 joined them as they were eating, and told them he could 

 help them to some good whiskey, which he had in his 

 pocket : this they thought it prudent to decline, saying it 

 was too early to drink ; but little suspecting that he had 

 been watching all their motions. 



Both the herdsmen soon became heavy, and feeling 

 inclined to sleep, the one threw himself on the bed, and 

 the other slept on his seat by the fireside. Breck, having 

 thus far accomplished his object, stole out of the bothy, 

 and seeing the cows and the stag browsing in the plain 

 below, he drove them slowly to Gargaig, where he had 

 left his rifle, horse, and attendant. The stag followed the 



