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over to a chamois that a gentleman had wounded. He 

 took the anmial by the horns, and with knife in his 

 right hand intended to despatch him. But the chamois 

 struggled ; and the place being very sloping, the animal 

 slid downwards, and in doing so, hooked his sharp horns 

 into Wrack's leg underneath the shin bone. Such a 

 buck is heavy, and its weight pulled the man after it, 

 and down they went together, sliding over the loose 

 stones. Wrack, entwined as he was with the still living 

 struggling animal, could not stop himself: the steepness 

 of the declivity, and the loose stones, also made this 

 difficult, and on they went, gliding and rolling, with 

 every prospect of going into the depth below. Fortu- 

 nately, however, the man was able to stop himself at 

 last, and disengaging the buck from his hold, escaped 

 thus his imminent dano^er. 



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A roebuck too, small as he is, will, if wounded, give 

 3^ou enough to do if you venture to approach him ; and 

 though unable to rise, he will, perhaps, as he struggles 

 on the ground, give you, who are bending over and 

 seizing him, good reason to repent your temerity. Be 

 cautious, therefore. 



A wounded stag as he lies on the earth can, though 

 unable to rise, toss his head upwards. If you are bekind 

 his antlers, he may, with such movement, wound you 

 fearfully. It is in front you must seize them, if you 

 do so at all ; though unless you know how to manage 



