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less. The appetite which leads men to take pleasure in shooting down these un- 

 offending creatures— an appetite which led them in past days to bait bulls and 

 badgers, and to set dogs and cocks to tight, and which still seeks for amusement of 

 this kind in pigeon-matches— is by some, no doubt, called sport, but by others, 

 among whom I must claim to reckon myself, a mere brutal lust of destruction. 

 In this county, of course, there can be no shooting of sea-birds, but of reckless 

 destruction such as I mentioned above, we cannot be called guiltless. The Wool- 

 hope Club would, I think, do good service if its members would assist in any way 

 n retarding the further progress of the slaughter. 



