II 



The Sportsman's Lair 



All the sports of the field are delightful, I own, 



But none with shooting compare ; 

 'T is a joy that entices the king from his throne, 



'T is a joy the wisest may share." 



:ETH FIELDING had 



never shot from a bat- 



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tery, but he had read 

 Frank Forester's and 

 Robert B. Roosevelt's condem- 

 nation of the practice, so it was natural for 

 him to refuse at first to accompany his 

 two friends, Doctor Bradley and Doctor 

 Corbin, who proposed a trip for brant 

 and broadbill. 



" Pray tell me," said Doctor Bradley, 

 " how you know so much about the mat- 

 ter when you acknowledge that you have 

 never had any experience in the sink-box. 

 How do you know whether it is cruel, 

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