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goin' on ! Stead y ! May Old Harry lay hold o' 

 the pair o' ye ! Now then, Nellie, down then, 

 cha arge ! " All this time, he was, as Old Craft 

 expressed it, waving his arms about like a merry - 

 andrew on a stage. 



" Josher," cried out Old Craft, " do ye call your- 

 self a Christian man, trying to talk French to poor 

 dumb creatures thet can't noways onderstand it ? 

 Ye ought to be 'shamed o' yourself." 



Going up to Old Craft with an expression of 

 supreme pity on his face, Josher replied, " Craft, 

 'tain't tu be expected thet you should onderstand 

 my speaking, seein' thet ye ain't hed no schoolin' 

 tu speak on ; but I'll ask ye one question. Ef I wus 

 tu speak tu these 'ere dogs in the same way as I 

 speaks tu you, how wud the critters onderstand the 

 language o' the Quality, arter I hev sold 'em to 

 'em?" That question proved a "poser" for Old 

 Craft. 



I have seen it stated in the most decided manner 

 that there are no fowl in certain localities. For 

 those who have made this statement certainly this 

 is the case. Is it probable that local wild-fowlers 

 will, for a paltry pound, or a couple, if it comes to 



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