THE STAG AT BAY 



CHAPTER XXXIV 



Coursing Deer 



Though I am by no means of opinion that running red deer 

 with the rough deer-hound is so exciting or so satisfactory a 

 sport as stalking the noble animal, and attacking him in his 

 fastnesses with the aid only of a rifle, I have sometimes seen 

 runs with the deer-hounds which fully answered all my expecta- 

 tions. It much oftener happens, however, that after the first 

 start nothing more is seen of dogs or deer until they are found 

 ^t hay in som? fpcky burn or §tf?am, the whole run having 



