102 cbe Wcnslepaale Rounds Past and Present* 



with the amount of practice I had, offering me- 

 every angle of flight ; from the low flying bird 

 coming straight at me, the same going from me ; 

 the quick skimming cross shots from right to left,, 

 and vice versa ; to that most delightful of all shots,, 

 the high rocketter, coming down wind at the rate 

 of sixty miles an hour, which, when fatally struck,, 

 doubles up like a ball, and falls fully a hundred 

 yards behind. Many and many a time have I 

 had my right and left spinning in the air at the 

 same time. 



Self praise is no recommendation, and I fear 

 this savours a little of it, but having been on my 

 back for over twenty-five years, and closely 

 approaching the allotted span of life, perhaps I 

 may be pardoned for this little blow of my own 

 trumpet. 



