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jumped in and out of that same road, and now, 

 wanting to get home, feel inclined to pass by on 

 the other side. Allow me to observe, it is your 

 duty to turn that stock through the first gate you 

 can find, and though it may not be their proper 

 field, it will prevent them wandering miles away. 

 The farmer or his man goes round his fields in 

 the evening to count the stock, and if they are 

 not there, you can imagine how annoying it must 

 be to walk miles to find them. Cows have pre- 

 mature calves, cart -colts lame themselves, and 

 sheep run headlong into pits. These are all things 

 that may happen through your not exercising a 

 little care. I may say here that, if you feel that 

 you are the direct cause of any mishap to a 

 farmer's property, you should at once take steps 

 to repair the injury, and not leave it to be done 

 by the hunt. Farmers appreciate acts of this kind, 

 and it gives them confidence when they see you 

 take the trouble to make good the damage you 

 have done, without obliging them to put in a claim. 

 With regard to the different crops that it is 

 possible to damage,^ I should say that new seeds 



1 Yes ! The damage done to both farmers' stock and crops by 

 thoughtless persons is often considerable. — Eds. 



