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their purchaser and would-be acclimatlser to see what it all 

 meant. Nothing took place ; the buck came to him to be 

 patted, and acted like a perfect gentleman, so for the moment 

 it was supposed the ladies had contrived to irritate him. The 

 next day a labourer's wife was knocked over and two other 

 women threatened, and it became apparent this depraved little 

 wretch held the sight of petticoats in abhorrence, and always 

 "went" for their wearers. 



Determined to try and effect a cure, our friend donned some 

 borrowed garments, and dressed up as a woman and armed 

 with a stout stick, he walked up to the buck, to be promptly 

 charged. The attack being met right stoutly, after two rounds 

 victory rested with the flounces. It was hoped this would 

 work a cure, but it only resulted in the little monster quickly 

 learning to distinguish a dressed-up man from the real article, 

 so as the case seemed incurable, the Liverpool dealer was 

 persuaded to take them back, though not exactly at the price 

 paid for them. 



The following remarkable extract from the Times of 29th 

 May, 1 89 1, will show how highly the Germans prize roebuck 

 shooting : — 



" From our own Correspondent. 



"Berlin, May 2Sih. 



"The Emperor returned to Berlin this evening. His 

 Majesty has had very good sport in East Prussia, having 

 brought down a score of roebucks. But then deer-stalking 

 is a very different thing in Germany to what it is in Scodand." 



The last remark is clearly penned by a cobbler who has not 

 stuck to his last, for evidently red deer and roedeer are thought 

 to be one and the same animal, and we cannot help thinking 

 the writer had seen neither sport in either country. But be 

 that as it may, the inhabitants of the Fatherland have a not 

 very commendable way of shooting them in the rutting season 

 by imitating the call of the doe. When residing as a youngster 



