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chafing-dish, and may truly be said to be 

 his own cook ; for, what with the wood- 

 embers and the stew of the venison, the 

 room is like the kitchen of Dolly's chop- 

 house in London. About eight gentlemen 

 will eat all the flesh off the hind-quarters, 

 and nearly pick the bones. The season 

 when the venison comes to market is from 

 September to March ; sometimes with the 

 ekin on, sometimes without it. 



There is a bird they call a robin, 

 something like our fieldfare, which they 

 shoot. There is another bird, named a 

 whip- poor-Will, which makes such a noise 

 that it is impossible to sleep after three 

 o'clock in the summer's morning ; for it 

 comes near to the houses, perhaps in search 

 of food. 



In regard to the amusement of fishing, 

 there are very few waters where the angler 

 can make use of the hook and line > the 

 rivers being more like seas, and generally 

 shallow for some distance from the banks, 

 which renders a boat necessary. 



