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even gymnastic feats on the Alps. But colour, and 

 life, and exercise ; fresh mornings ; lunch on the 

 heather, two thousand feet in the air, with a 

 horizon of many miles; and pleasant 

 evenings, recounting the deeds of the 

 day. Why, the opening up of the 

 Highlands was like the dis- 



covery of 

 new heavens, 

 and a new earth ! It 



added immensely to the gaiety, the health, and 

 the simplicity of nations. 



The proprietor was wont to shoot over this scene, 

 together with a few privileged friends. This was 



