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THE HUNTERS 'ARCADIA. 



incommoded it so much that it resolved to fight 

 its battle above ground. 



In carrying out this resolution it gave up its 

 hold to the burrow, so came out all of a heap ; 

 and so unexpectedly was this done, that every one 

 of the darkies pulling upon the treck-tow, with several 

 of the dogs that were in close vicinity to them, fell 

 topsy-turvy into such an unravellable heap that it 

 was hard to tell which was nigger and which was 



The prey, however, was secured, and the prospect 

 of a good feed upon what they consider the most 

 succulent of food prevented the coloured gentry com- 

 plaining or possibly regretting their barked shins or 

 bruised crania. 



That pointer and " old bull " were on this oc- 

 casion perfect Parnellites in swaying the balance of 

 power ; but the poor dumb animals did it from 

 uninterested motives who can say the same of the 

 other animals alluded to? 



The poor aard-vark had scarcely been knocked on 

 the head and skinned when one of my boys informed 

 me that several " pauw " (bustards) had alighted on 

 the adjoining flat. Desirous as I was of securing 



