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much appreciated as those small provisions 

 for their comfort which bespeak a kindly 

 consideration for their welfare. A bowl 

 of hot broth, or a dish of steaming stew 

 after a long and cold morning, puts fresh 

 heart into a man, and a cup of tea and a 

 bun when the day is over are very grate- 

 ful to lads with a long trudge home in 

 the dark before them. Besides these 

 attentions to the inner man, stout and 

 serviceable smocks cost little, and issued 

 to the beaters in cold and wet weather, 

 form a welcome supplement to clothes 

 often thin and little suited for the business 

 in hand. Such little provisions for their 

 well-being, and a friendly word of thanks 

 after a good day's work, go far to promote 

 a general feeling of goodwill to your 

 sport; and it is a pity that some would 

 seem to look on their beaters only as 

 so many machines they have hired for 

 the day. 



To flank a partridge drive properly is 

 no easy matter ; hedges or a fold in the 

 ground often intervene to impede the 



