Summer Shooting 



of the meager success of many of my 

 excursions; but at the same time my 

 condemnation of the methods of the 

 inconsiderate slaughterers who pre- 

 ceded me has led to a consoling con- 

 sciousness of my own superior sport- 

 ing virtues. 



While I am willing to confess to 

 considerable resentment against those 

 who in their shooting days were 

 thoughtless enough to forget that I 

 was to come after them, it must by no 

 means be understood that my gunning 

 for shore-birds has been discouraging. 

 I have made some fair bags, and any 

 bag is large enough for me, providing 

 I have lost no opportunities and have 

 shot well. Besides, I have never in- 

 dulged in any shooting so conducive 

 to the stimulation and strengthening 

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