ZU Wenslepaaie Boutids Past ana Present. 73 



ground, where grouse, early in tlie season, and up 

 to tlie early part of October, go daily to feed, 

 dust, and sand. In 1872, lie killed, by snares 

 alone, over 4,000 brace of grouse. This, I fear, 

 many of my readers may doubt. How I found 

 out the number was this way. One day, about the 

 middle of December, when in his house, I said to 

 him, "You must have killed a tremendous lot of 

 grouse, from what I have heard." 



"Aye!" he said, "but they've nobbut made 

 poor prices, some as low as three shillings a 

 brace ; and there's a chap in London I can't git 

 ony money from." 



"I'm going up to London, next week," I said, 

 "and if you will give me dates, with the entries of 

 what you have sent him, I will try and get your 

 m.oney." 



He gave me his book, and after I had noted 

 what he had sent. I took the liberty to hurriedly 

 add up the total bag, and told him that he had 

 killed over 4,000 brace. 



"What!" said Jack, in surprise, "you have 

 niwer added them up, hev you?" 



