124 MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN. 



brook on his farm, and asked my name for that 

 purpose.) He said he should smile to see me 

 prosecute him. 



" You can't do it : there ain't no notice up 

 about trespassing." This view of the common 

 law impressed me ; and I said, 



"But these are private grounds." 



" Private h ! " was all his response. 



You can't argue much with a man who has a 

 gun in his hands, when you have none. Besides, 

 it might be a needle-gun, for aught I knew. I 

 gave it up, and we separated. 



There is this disadvantage about having a 

 game-preserve attached to your garden: it 

 makes life too lively. 



