184 THE GROUSE 



as is often the case, the slope of the 

 ground is not enough to carry off the 

 water from a half-sunk butt. The walls 

 should be about 5 feet in height, kept 

 as near the perpendicular as possible 

 inside, and allowed a more liberal slope 

 outside. The front face should be nearly 

 6 feet across, inside measurement, the 

 entrance at the rear or sides, and the 

 whole surrounded with a drain deep 

 enough to keep the floor dry. 



The outside of every butt should be 

 made as inconspicuous as possible from 

 the front, which is easily done by making 

 it a gentle slope of growing sods. When 

 there are sheep on the ground, it is 

 well to enclose each butt with a wire 

 fence, otherwise they may be found in 

 a dilapidated condition when required 

 for use. 



Particular care should be taken to set 

 the front face of a rectangular butt true 

 to the line, for just as in golf a teeing 

 ground askew seems to draw the drive in 

 that direction, although the flag on the 



