Grouse Shooting in Ireland 1 1 1 



with a white blaze down his face and four 

 white feet, but he was a demon for work, 

 and had a splendid nose. Quail was, as far 

 as looks went, the handsomer of the two, but 

 a very shy animal, though staunch enough, 

 and had a habit which I detest of dropping flat 

 on her " point." This is all very well on open 

 ground, but in thick heather or high turnips 

 it is an abominable nuisance ; one loses sight 

 of the dog, and wonders where on earth the 

 animal is, and after hunting for it till your 

 patience is exhausted you stumble into the 

 birds, which rise all around you only to be 

 clean missed, and there's your lost dog 

 "pointing" within ten yards of where the 

 birds rose. To lose your temper will only 

 make " confusion worse confounded," so the 

 only thing to do is to register a solemn vow 

 never again to own a dog which drops to its 

 "point." 



We had gone about a quarter of a mile 



