viii PREFACE. 



As for my title : *' Hunting," said Mr Jorrocks, 

 " is the image of war without its guilt and with 

 five-and- twenty per cent less danger " ; and I have 

 ventured to extend the aphorism to sport with the 

 rifle, in which a man may often carry his life in his 

 hand, even though his quarry be the most harmless 

 of animals. I am fortunately able to say that my 

 own worst injury, so far, has been a bullet through 

 the brim of my hat ! 



To these two subjects alone the following pages 

 relate, with the exception of the first chapter and 

 the last, which describe certain experiences in what 

 is commonly called the supernatural : whether accur- 

 ately so styled the reader can decide for himself. 



SNAFFLE. 



Llandogo, Mon., 

 January 1, 1914. 



