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cocks, a few more snipes, a teal or two and half a 

 dozen rabbits picked up at various intervals, com- 

 plete the day's sport, and I return home, better 

 pleased with myself and my dogs than if we had 

 compassed the destruction of all the hares in the 

 county, or assisted at the immolation of a perfect 

 hecatomb of pheasants. 



