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richer property on the banks of the Tay, and a 

 spirit, which was singularly childlike, to nature 

 alone. He paused as his eye fell upon a patch of 

 rose colour. 



It is an excellent thing, when one is alone shoot- 

 ing in these out-of- 

 yV the-way places, to 



have a pair of eyes 

 in one's head, and 

 < a soul of some 

 kind behind 

 them. The blue 

 , sky, and the 

 cloud shadows, 

 and the life and 



colour of the 

 hills, weave tender 

 threads into the 

 coarser texture of 

 a day's sport, 

 carried about, and a benefit to 

 the possessor, these simple gifts, as in the case 

 of this blushing alpine, sometimes notice what 

 others would like to see and are glad to hear 

 about. 



Few have better opportunities than sportsmen, 



Easily 



