X CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV 



BOYHOOD 



PAGES 



Amusements — Nesting on Loch Maree — Pine marten and the 

 gulls — Trout-fishing — My uncle's adventure on the hill — 

 Fox-hunter's eerie experience — Eagles' nests — The shep- 

 herd's ruse — Stormy petrels in Longa — Otter-hunting — 

 Polecats — My education — Successful young man — 

 Highland lairds and the Gaelic — Family affection — My 

 grand-uncles — Kidnapping recruits for the Army — Kerrys- 

 dale garden - _ _ _ _ 49-62 



CHAPTER V 



YOUTH 



My first gun — Game in the old days — Introduction of rabbits 

 into the Highlands — Abundance of vermin — Martens as 

 robbers of gardens — -The sheep-killer : a unique experience 

 — Stories of the wild-cat — Simple shooting — Expeditions 

 to the Shiant Islands — Sea-fishing — Boatloads of puffins — 

 Netting rock-pigeons — Tour in Normandy — Visit to 1851 

 Exhibition - - - - - 63-73 



CHAPTER VI 



VOYAGE TO ST. KILDA 



We set out — Our vessel — At Lochmaddy — The Sound of Harris 

 — Countess of Dunmore's school — At Rodal — Tossing on 

 the ocean — Arrival at St. Kilda — Difficulties of landing 

 — Description of the island — Primitive houses — The 

 church — A healthy people — The fulmar and the puffin — 

 Solan-geese — Return voyage — Typical South Harris house 

 —What I saw in the " black house " - - 74-97 



CHAPTER VII 



THE LEWS 



My olaest story — A Stornoway whale-hunt — My first visit to 

 Lews Castle — Plentiful sport — Salmon-fishing on the Ewe 

 — Netting in my uncle's time — Kate Archy and her 

 chickens — More expeditions — Lawsuit with Seaforth — 

 Foolish and expensive litigation - - - 98-112 



