ON THE GRAMPIAN HILLS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The precious juice the Minstrel quaffed, 



And he, emboldened by the draught, 



Looked gaily back on them and laughed. 



The cordial nectar of the bowl 



Swelled his old veins and cheered his soul ; 



A lighter, livelier, prelude ran 



Ere thus his tale again began. Scott. 



THE approbation with which " Tallyho " and " Hark- 

 away" were received by the public has induced me 

 to reprint the articles which appeared in The Daily 

 Telegraph, detailing particulars of the fine sport I 

 enjoyed upon the Grampian Hills during the past 

 season, whilst shooting grouse on the rugged moor- 

 land, and ptarmigan on the steep and stony heights 

 of Rhidorach. Whilst attempting at the same time to 

 give a description of the grand scenery of this part 

 of the Highlands of Scotland, a task of no ordinary 

 difficulty, as from the " sma hulls' and muckle hulls " 

 which vary in height up to 3700 feet, a vast panorama 

 can be surveyed of hill and dale and wide expanse 



