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trying to make past the point of the cairn, which, 

 owing to the strength of the current, they seemed un- 

 able to effect : Kerse thought he would try the thing 

 again, so he laid hold of one of them, and pulled it 

 out also by the tail. Scarce had he done this, and had 

 begun to take to his heels, ere out again jumped the 

 old one, and attacked him ; but this time Rob had 

 provided himself with a large stone, and hit the old 

 beast on the back, when he again set off, and carried 

 the young one with him, which was afterwards given 

 to Lord John Scott. During the whole contest, says 

 Rob, " the auld beast keepit squeeling, and makin' a 

 noise something like a horse when he gi'es a snore." 



How Charles Purdie contended with an otter will 

 be seen hereafter. 



