Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bart., kindly permits the use of the 

 following- letter: 



March 29, 1887. 

 Thirkleby Park, 



Thirsk. 

 Dear Sir, 



I have received your little book on "Wildfowl Shooting-." 

 I accept it as a compliment from a true sportsman, and from 

 one whom, in his sport, I can thoroughly sympathise with. I 

 think there is a largre amount of real sport in your little book. 

 I am not one of those who judge of sport by the numbers killed ; 

 I rather judge of it by the exertion, cleverness, and care that 

 has been taken to achieve success, whether such success consists 

 in killing 1 one or fifty birds at a shot, so long as the birds are 

 wild and the surroundings interesting-. I am giad to see you 

 are a collector, and know the habits and species of the many 

 birds one sees on the coast. This gives a shooter double the 

 interest in a day's fowling- to that which a man can enjoy who 

 merely shoots a bird because it is a bird. Wishing- you long life 

 and health to enjoy our mutual sport. 



I am, 



Yours faithfully, 



RALPH PAYNE-GALLWEY. 



D. Hig-son, Esq., 

 Preston. 



