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keepers, who can make their own terms, not only 

 with the local poachers and villagers, but also with 

 the poulterers in the large towns and with the 

 big buyers who rig the poultry market. During 

 the last twelve months we have been deluged with 

 abuse anent the pampered popinjay of Pall Mall ; 

 but the pampered popinjay was always capable of 

 seeing that his own or his relative's coverts were 

 properly stocked with game. Moreover, he had 

 the happy knack of seeing that the keepers per- 

 formed their duties. Let us, therefore, without undue 

 interference, do all in our power to increase the 

 popularity of country life and country sport. Let 

 us abandon the feuds which exist between the 

 followers of what have hitherto been considered 

 rival sports. There should be no unfriendly rivalry 

 in sport, for, to quote the words of Coleridge — 



"He prayeth most who loveth most 

 All things, both great and small ; 

 For the dear God who loveth us, 

 He made and loveth all." 



And the words of Coleridge are an apt Te Deuin 

 for the gamekeeper. 



