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Page 133 - We give the following extract from Chapter 10, on Deer-stalking: — " Having reached the pass, which I found was not more than fifty paces wide, so that should the deer come that way, I could not fail to have a good chance of success, I ensconced myself quietly behind a rock, and waited the result. Having continued here for some time, without anything occurring, I began to fear that we were once more disappointed, when my ear caught the sharp crack of Walter's rifle, followed, after a moment's pause,...
Page 134 - Gillespie had surveyed the valley from a point whence he could see all the ground below, except the part lying immediately at the base of the cliff. Discovering nothing, he then returned to Walter ; and both of them creeping forward, looked cautiously over the very brink of the cliff. Gillespie was taking his observations with all the care of a
Page 133 - ... of Walter's rifle, followed, after a moment's pause, by a second. It was now evident that some game had been found; but whether I was to share in the sport, or not, remained to be seen. At once, however, cocking my gun, I strained my ears, expecting each moment to catch the first sounds of the retreating deer, as they galloped up the steep ascent ; but they came not. At length, satisfied that they must have taken a different route, I left my position, and started with all speed to rejoin Walter....
Page 134 - ... sounds of the retreating deer, as they galloped up the steep ascent ; but they came not. At length, satisfied that they must have taken a different route, I left my position, and started with all speed to rejoin Walter. Breathless with excitement and exertion, I presently joined my friend, just...
Page 135 - ... turning the angle of a plateau of rock, was lost to view. Still however we hastened on, hoping that he would again grow faint from loss of blood, the traces of which we discovered here and there as we followed in his track.
Page 134 - Without exposing himself any further, ho slowly withdrew, and Walter took his place. Scarcely, however, had the latter caught sight of the tips of the horns below, when an old hind stepped forward, and sniffed the air suspiciously. She was immediately joined by a second hind, and two stags ; and now all lour stood together, evidently on the alert and uneasy.
Page 135 - ... lost to view. Still, however, we hastened on, hoping that he would again grow faint from loss of blood, the traces of which we discovered here and there, as we followed in his track...
Page 182 - ... change their appearance, and the rudiments of antlers appear. The calf never quits the dam during the whole summer, and the hinds are very assiduous to conceal their young in the most obscure retreats, as the stag is their avowed enemy, and would kill them if he came across them. The hind's young do not desert their mother when they cease to suck, but continue to attend her as long as she lives ; and as they — ie the females among them — in their turn bear each of them offspring, the old...
Page 68 - ... Cathedral in George Street, which is close at hand. The latter is in pure Gothic of the pointed style, and although it is comparatively small, it will rank favorably in its decorations and internal arrangements with any of the lately-built English cathedrals. The view from the open cupola of the City Hall, at a height of about one hundred and fifty feet above the level of George Street, is unusually comprehensive, taking in not only the immediate city on all sides, but also the environs, including...
Page 133 - I began to fear that we were once more disappointed, when my ear suddenly caught the sharp crack of Walter's rifle, followed, after a moment's pause, by a second. It was now evident that some game had been found; but whether I was to share in the sport, or not, remained to be seen. At once, however, cocking my gun, I strained my ears, expecting each moment to catch the first sounds of the retreating deer, as they galloped up the steep ascent ; but they came not. At length, satisfied that they must...