i 7 4 HUNTING TRIPS 



cold is so great it is far from pleasant to be 

 out-of-doors. Still a certain amount of 

 riding about among the cattle and ponies 

 had to be done, and almost every day was 

 spent by at least one of us in the saddle. 

 We wore the heaviest kind of all-wool un- 

 der-clothing, with flannels, lined boots, and 

 great fur coats, caps, and gauntlets or mit- 

 tens, but yet after each ride one or the 

 other of us would be almost sure to come in 

 with a touch of the frost somewhere about 

 him. On one ride I froze my nose and one 

 cheek, and each of the men froze his ears, 

 fingers, or toes at least once during the 

 fortnight. This generally happened while 

 riding over a plain or plateau with a strong 

 wind blowing in our faces. When the wind 

 was on our backs it was not bad fun to 

 gallop along through the white weather, 

 but when we had to face it, it cut through 

 us like a keen knife. The ponies did not 

 seem to mind the cold much, but the cattle 

 were very uncomfortable, standing humped 



