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while the other came towards me. He was within shot, and I 

 was only waiting till he got to an open bit of ground, over 

 which I saw he must pass, when the hounds appeared in full 

 cry at the mouth of the corrie by which he had entered. Rey- 

 nard stopped to look ; and stretching up his head and neck to 

 do so, gave me a fair shot at about sixty yards off. The next 

 moment he was stretched dead, with my ball through him ; 

 while the other, quite bewildered, ran almost between the legs 

 of my fellow-chasseur, and then turned back towards the dogs ; 

 whOj meeting him full in the face, wounded as he was, soon 

 caught and slew him. In a short time the whole of our troops, 

 dogs, shepherds, and all, were collected; and great were the 

 rejoicings over the fallen foe. I must say, that though our 

 game was ignoble, the novelty of the proceedings, and the wild- 

 ness and magnificence of the scenery, had kept me both amused 

 and interested. I forget the name of the corrie : it was some 

 unpronounceable Gaelic word, signifying the "Conie of the 

 Echo." 



HIGHLAND MOWING 



