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cannot conceive that any man could possibly 

 try to "fit the cap on," but as "there are 

 more things in heaven and earth than are 

 dreamed of," I feel constrained to point out 

 that the following pages should be read cum 

 grctno salts, and as only intended to point a 

 moral " Pass the salt, please." 



" It is a far cry to Loch Awe," and so it is 

 to that delightful county of tin and pilchards, 

 whose varied scenery and natural attractions 

 are well-nigh unrivalled. 



Let us assume that in this far west portion 

 of bonnie England a delightful little pack of 

 genuine foot beagles had been established for 

 many a year. Suddenly, by some mysterious 

 influence of Nature, a new Master of this pack 

 has been projected into prominence we will, 

 for conciseness' sake, suppose that his eleva- 

 tion to such a giddy sphere of influence was 

 due to feminine caprice. Again, let us imagine 

 that, previous to his promotion by woman's 



