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cart, aud returned to my friend in Cardiganshire. My 

 chief object in mentioning this sporting expedition in 

 South Wales was to show that a moderate and reason- 

 able sportsman might, at that period, get shooting in 

 many parts of the country without being molested some- 

 times by a rude gamekeeper to give his name and show 

 his game license. Probably at this time those grouse 

 hills in the neighbourhood of Lampeter are preserved, 

 and let by the proprietor to sportsmen for 200 or 300/. 

 per year. That is the present system with a vast 

 number of landowners. 



A recent occurrence was read to me of two gentlemen, 

 who being desirous of getting grouse in the month of 

 November, w^hen they are generally packed, and so wild 

 and shy that it is most difficult to get a shot at them, 

 went to consult a small farmer, who had resided many 

 years near some moors, if I mistake not, in Yorkshire, 

 on the best w^ay to accomplish this object. The farmer 

 said it would be fruitless to go on the moors wMth dogs, 

 for they would then not have the slightest chance of 

 getting within shot of the grouse; but he observed, 

 "when I have been driving my cart and horse recently 

 across the moor, I have sometimes seen the birds at no 

 great distance from me, and under no alarm at my 

 passing by them, therefore if you get into my cart, and 

 let me drive you, and conceal yourselves as much as pos- 

 sible, and particularly not to look at the grouse until 

 witbin shot, I am pretty certain you will have some 

 sport." This scheme was carried into execution, the 

 sportsmen having large single barrelled guns loaded with 

 large shot, which killed at sixty or seventy yards, and 

 the day being favourable the plan answered admirably, 

 as they managed to bag seventeen and a half brace of 



