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humane ones to use will continue to in- 

 crease ; and that before long so infamous 

 a contrivance as the pole-trap will be a 

 thing of the past. 



I have long exceeded the bounds of the 

 space which a Preface should occupy, and 

 in conclusion shall only say that if these 

 books succeed in imparting some new ideas, 

 and in making some fresh suggestions to 

 those who take an interest in the country 

 life and sports of Merry England, or better 

 still, convert people who have hitherto not 

 regarded these country pursuits in a favour- 

 able light, I shall feel that the Haddon 

 Hall Library has gone a long way towards 

 attaining the ends for which it was de- 

 signed. 



GRANBY. 



March 1899. 



