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as to meet her at the nearest point among the heights. She 

 never detected the ambuscade until within 40 yards, when 

 she was saluted by a right and left. Starting off at speed, 

 she made straight for the other gun, but the rough ground 

 soon hid her, until we heard a single shot. Glad that it was 

 not a double one, we hurried up to see the sportsman trium- 

 phantly seated on his quarry. It was only a yearling, and 

 had been fairly hit by the double shot, some of the pellets we 

 picked out of the hair not having even penetrated the hide. 

 The single shot was only about ten yards off, and killed her 

 on the spot. 



Early next morning our " 'bus " was at the door for Glen- 

 forsa. This massive equipage had a railed roof strong enough 

 to bear a ton, immovable windows, and a low door at the stern, 

 usually strapped open. We yoked the heaviest of the farm- 

 horses as wheeler, and in the lead an old white Mull " garron " 

 of twenty-five, harnessed with cart-ropes, and ridden by the 

 lightest shepherd as postilion. When the top was loaded with 

 provisions, and the inside filled by sportsmen, dogs, and rifles, 

 with the overseer as state-coachman, we ground slowly but 

 merrily along, to the wonder and amusement of Mull residents. 



The wind had not been in "the richt Glenforsa airt" for some 

 days, so of course there were few deer on the ground. Our 

 first hunt was thoroughly unsuccessful. Only one hind in 

 the Knock which bounded past me out of all fair distance for 

 Torlochan wood. I put up the long sight, and missed with 

 both barrels. We were now sure of at least one deer in Tor- 

 lochan, and, as usual, took post to guard the runs from this 

 wood to Garrochree. The highest Torlochan pass, which I 

 chose, commands a fine view of Garrochree, so I was nearly 

 certain to detect deer leaving either wood. The dogs soon 

 found the hind in Torlochan, and chased her round the wood, 

 when she bolted through an unguarded pass into Garrochree. 

 Trim and Yarrow followed in company, and I was tracing 

 their course, and trying to make out the quarry among the 



