120 REMINISCENCES OF 



people to steal foxes, which must always be the 

 result of such advertisements. 



" Perhaps Mr. Christison has done this in ignor- 

 ance, that he only knows that Fife is in Scotland, 

 and that in some parts of Scotland foxes are not 

 preserved. I am quite willing to give him the 

 benefit of the doubt, but I do hope that he will not 

 repeat his advertisements ; and I would suggest to 

 him that if he wishes to obtain Highland foxes that 

 he should send his advertisement to the John o 

 Groafs Journal and the Inverness and Aberdeen 

 papers, and others in the northern district, where I 

 have no doubt he might obtain them without inter- 

 fering with other countries which are regularly 

 hunted. 



" Yours very truly, 



" J. ANSTRUTHER THOMSON, 



" Master of Fife Foxhounds. 



" CHARLETON, COLINSBURGH, FIFE." 



" IMPORTATION OF FOXES FROM SCOTLAND. 



" I am afraid Mr. Thomson has had a great 

 many blank days this season, or he surely would 

 not have let the thoughts of losing a brace of cubs 

 trouble his mind so long. 



" I should be very sorry if I had had any foxes 

 sent to me out of Mr. Thomson's country, and, if so, 

 should be pleased to apologise, as I certainly should 

 not do so intentionally ; but as my advertisement 

 was sent to the People s Journal, published in 

 Dundee, and as / did not have any foxes from the 



