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were suddenly pounced upon by some of Lord Wen- 

 lock's keepers, who at first took them for poachers. 

 It is true they had nets, but no guns ! Great was 

 the disappointment of the keepers when, instead of 

 being about to seize, as they thought, two " old 

 hands/' they discovered a couple of country parsons, 

 and magistrates to boot, in pursuit of game indeed, 

 but game which keepers had never before heard of 

 as liable to be hunted by anybody, and of a kind 

 which they no doubt thought it the height of folly 

 for any one in his senses to take any trouble about. 

 These, however, were not the only times when the 

 two entomologists met. 



From time to time they sat together on the magis- 

 terial bench at the Pocklington Petty Sessions. On 

 these occasions Mr. Read would sometimes bring his 

 son with him, then a boy of some ten years of age. 

 These days are still well remembered. Occasionally, 

 when an unimportant case was brought on which did 

 not require special attention, Mr. Morris left it in the 

 hands of his brother magistrates, and himself wrote 

 letters as fast as he could an occupation for which 

 he seemed at all times ready, not to say eager. One 

 day, during an interval of this kind, and wishing 

 at the same time to amuse his young friend, Mr. 

 Morris drew a life-like sketch of the boy's father, 

 net in hand, giving chase to a butterfly, and in the 

 midst of his wild excitement he depicted him in the 

 act of coming to grief over a thorn-bush. Needless to 

 say this diversion had the desired effect, and sent the 

 boy into a fit of laughter before the assembled court. 



