ON PLAIN AND PEAK 



torrent of Bohemian. We do not understand his 

 language, but we do his signs he is pointing back 

 into the cover and urging us to something, and to 

 be quick about it ! It must be a buck that has 

 broken back ! 



Yes, there he is, or, to be more correct, there are 

 his horns showing every now and then above the 

 young firs. He is a long way off, and it is but a 

 snap-shot at moving fir branches ; but here goes ! 

 Two of the beaters are rushing back, and the heger 

 also dives into the cover. Have we got him ? 



They have reached the place now, and have 

 stopped. . . . Now they are coming back, and 

 are carrying something. Hurrah ! they have him ! 



A roebuck is but a soft animal, and he has got 

 the full charge of No. 4 shot just behind the 

 shoulder. He is a very old gentleman, and carries 

 a capital head. 



We take three more drives, kill three or four 

 more rabbits and hares, miss one or two others, 

 see several does, and that finishes the day. 



Two roebuck, four hares, and nine rabbits make 

 up the total " bag " not a very large one, you may 

 say! 



No, perhaps not ; but after all the days of big 

 bags are not always the most sporting, or the 

 pleasantest to look back on in future years. There 

 is an immense charm in a day in the woods when 



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