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paliiiated, and on this side — tlie left antler — 

 there were nineteen points. The other antler 

 only bore eleven, as the brow tine was a long- 

 single spike. However, the head was a very- 

 pretty and regular one in all other respects, and 

 I was very pleased to have secured it. 



After cutting oh' the head of this stag and 

 cleaning the carcase* Stroud and I had a long and 

 heavy day's walking through the marshy upland. 

 Soon after midday we came on two young stags 

 lying down. They were very tame, and allowed 

 me to have a good look at them, but their heads 

 were not quite large enough, so I left them 

 alone. 



It was after dark when we at last reached 

 the camping place agreed upon on the bank 

 of the St. George's River, but our boat 

 had not yet arrived. However, in about an 

 hour it turned up, by which time we had a 

 glorious fire burning. Although the day had 

 been bright and sunny, and almost cloudless, it 

 had become quite overcast by the time the boat 



*When on our return the men went to get this meat, they found 

 that much of it had been deyoured by eagles. 



