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snare as are the creatures in the Zoological 

 Gardens. 



The farmers and the graziers, or stock- 

 breeders, formed two very distinct classes 

 or, as one should perhaps rather put it, their 

 callings were quite distinct, the farmers buying 

 all their stock from the graziers. Both held 

 their lands from one generation to another, 

 and they were served by those whose parents 

 had served their own, and were looked on as 

 trusted friends rather than servants. The 

 children of master and of man played and 

 grew up almost side by side. These farm- 

 hands and the "lookers," or guardians of the 

 dykes an important post in marshlands made 

 common cause in the interests of their masters. 

 All knew their own boundaries, and their rights 

 were very jealously guarded. 



One of my farming friends had long been at 

 daggers-drawn with a marsh grazier, the point 

 at dispute being a fence that divided a certain 

 path. A fine fellow was the former, and one 

 who usually spoke good English ; but, under 

 the influence of emotion or excitement, he 

 dropped into the dialect of our marsh folks. 

 When he was near his end he said, "How 

 fur hev' I got tu sail afore I anchor in port, 



