120 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



country gentleman than a good setter or 

 pointer. During my stay at Quimper, I 

 distributed several puppies out of Mouche, 



which were begotten by Mr. W 's 



setter, Merlin. I had also a brace of 

 young ones, which were forwarded to me 

 from Abbeville. They were begotten by 

 a celebrated dog of Captain Rose's, by 

 name Jack, and he had been kind enough 

 to take charge of the young ones until 

 they were old enough to be serviceable in 

 the field. 



I should say that by this time there 

 would be found as good a breed of set- 

 ters at Quimper, as any person need 

 desire to have ; at all events, I left behind 

 me some of the most promising dogs I 

 ever saw, and I am certain that Captain 



P and Mr. W have done all in 



their power to keep up the stock, and to 

 distribute them judiciously amongst their 

 brother chasseurs. 



Before I proceed to describe our opera- 



