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vegetables. This beautiful but mischievous pet met 

 with some accidental injury, and died, to the great 

 regret of her proprietor. 



Many years ago, a stag was in the possession of a 

 gentleman of Tyrawley. He grew to be a powerful 

 and splendid beast, but his propensities and disposi- 

 tions were very different to those of the playful and 

 innocent hind. 



The stag was bold and violent, detested strangers 

 and women, and from his enormous size and strength, 

 was frequently a very dangerous playfellow. He had 

 a particular fancy for horses, resided mostly in the 

 stable, and when the carriage was ordered to the door, 

 if permitted, he would accompany it. A curious anec- 

 dote is told of him. He had no objection whatever to 

 allow a gentleman to enter the coach ; but to the fair 

 sex he had an unconquerable aversion, and with his 

 consent no lady should be an inside passenger. The 

 servants were obliged to drive him away before their 

 mistress could venture to appear; and at last, he became so 

 troublesome and unsafe, as to render his banishment to 

 an adjoining deer-park the necessary punishment of his 

 indocility. He did not survive this disgrace long ; 

 he pined away rapidly, avoided the fallow deer, and 

 died, as my informant declared, of a broken heart. 



In killing deer, it is necessary to select the head, or 

 aim directly behind the shoulder. A body wound 

 may eventually destroy the animal, but the chances are, 

 that he will carry off the ball. Many, when severely 

 struck, escape the shooter ; and there have been stags 

 killed in these mountains, who bore the marks of 

 severe wounds, from the effects of which they had 

 entirely recovered. The following singular and authentic 



