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otter terriers in the island, and a handy httle 

 gun ; and certainly the Gremsta was not bur- 

 thened with many of the said amphibia. Men 

 did say (but that might be calumny) that he 

 was a first-rate stalker, and the head of the 

 Gremsta lochs was not very far from Kenrai- 

 sort Forest, and Fordmore was a great place 

 for deer ; and as it was his duty to be often at 

 said Fordmore, to guard that fine salmon-cast 

 and pass for deer, it was of course his further 

 duty to look after said deer ; and if he occa- 

 sionally looked after one for himself, where was 

 the harm ? As if one would not have done so 

 for oneself. I should, for a certainty. 



There was one great qualification, too, that 

 this piper had. He was a wonderful cook ; 

 and, as he was generally selected as the servant 

 to accompany the gentlemen who went stalking 

 to Kenraisort when there was only a bothy 

 there, and before Morsgail was built, his fame 

 as an artist was widely spread. He concocted 

 the most delicious stews. I could not conceive 

 how or where he learnt his art, but at last dis- 

 covered his plan. He stewed or heated up the 

 contents of one of Hogarth's, or some one 

 else's, tins of preserved meat, in Harvey's 

 sauce. He boiled potatoes wonderfully. He 

 scored and toasted sea-trout to perfection, 



