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keeper is not sufficiently vigilant in detecting poachers ; 

 that he is also indolent in trapping and shooting 

 vermin; and what is much worse than all, that he 

 has become an unfaithful servant, and instead of being 

 a preserver, destroys the game, and sells it for his o^\ti 

 profit. This last breach of trust, I regret to say, is too 

 often put in practice ; and a poulterer in London once told 

 me that he thought he received as much game from 

 gamekeepers as from poachers. To remedy effectually 

 these evils, discharge at once the gamekeeper, and never 

 admit of any of his excuses. A gamekeeper is entitled to 

 liberal wages, with a house and small garden free of 

 rent to reside in. In being thus kind and generous to- 

 wards him, you may fairly calculate on his serving you 

 with fidelity, more especially as it is now his interest 

 to perform his duties with zeal and alacrity. 



