so 



HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



And years after I heard the details of the 

 preparation for that run. The first part was a 

 drag, and a fox had been procured to turn down 

 at the right moment ; but unfortunately by some 

 means he got stifled during the night, and the 

 only thing to prevent him from getting stiff was 

 to keep him in a pail of hot water. Besides 

 this, the hounds ran so fast, they all but caught 

 the man who was running the drag; but it all 

 ended well, and besides Mr. Carnegie, very few 

 of the field discovered there was anything out 

 of the common, excepting that they had enjoyed 

 a most unlooked-for and pleasant run. 



POULTRY CLAIMS. 



For many years I have done the work of 

 assistant to the Secretary, and very few even 

 hunting people know what it means to under- 

 take the job. In the first place, when you go to 

 interview irate persons from whom you have had 

 complaints of wire cut, gaps made, horses let out 

 and last heard of twenty miles away, cows let 

 out so that no afternoon milk could be obtained 

 for the customers, you come away feeling you 

 are responsible for the whole thing, and have 

 done every bit of the damage yourself. I 

 always say I have been round with my oil can, 

 but at times one has to put up with all sorts of 

 most unpleasant people. On the other hand, it 

 is a first-rate means of becoming acquainted 

 with one's neighbours, and I am bound to say 

 I have made many friends during these 

 excursions. 



