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THIS amusement is generally condemned, as being 

 only an employment for fishermen, because it some- 

 times interferes with ease and comfort ; and bucks 

 (who shoot as they hunt, merely for the sake of aping 

 the Adonis at breakfast, or recounting their sport 

 over the bottle) shiver at the idea of being posted, for 

 hours, by the side of a river, or anchored, half a night, 

 among the chilling winds in a creek. 



This, however, is only the actual service of the 

 sport, as it may, like all others, be enjoyed with 

 moderation. 



The usual way of sallying forth, for this purpose, 

 is to drive to an inn on the coast, call the waiter, 

 who recommends an honest boatman, for whom the 

 boots is immediately despatched. On his arrival, he 

 sees how eager you are to set sail, fixes his price ac- 

 cordingly, shows you thousands of birds, where he 

 knows a boat can never get at them, obliges you with 

 a few of his own killing, at double their value, and 

 your day ends with a ten pound bill, and, perhaps, 

 bagging a couple of sea gulls. 



If even there was a chance on the shore, or in a 



