CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I.I 



OYHOOD. An old farmhouse Birds and eggs- 

 Fighting shells Fighting nuts Nutting Shoot- 

 ing Rat-catching Sparrow pie My pony A sad 

 tragedy An awful accident Trouble Dangerous 

 use of firearms Fearful gun accident Harvest 

 home A lovely little river Christmasing My first journey 

 to London My jubilee year 1-23 



CHAPTER II. 



AN EASTER OUTING (AND INNING). April i$th t 1893. 

 Splendid March Gilbert White's weather record Troubles 

 Netting for jack Coming to grief in a quicksand 24-31 



CHAPTER III. 



SPRING AND SUMMER RAMBLES. August izth, 1893. Worthing 

 Over the Downs to Chanctonbury Ring Snakes and 

 adders Best cure for adder's bite Drive through Arundel 

 Park First cuckoo and nightingales Shanklin Old 

 Roman villa Alum Bay Two Cuckoos Martin caught by 

 "barbed betrayer" Three playful stoats The Lugg 

 Lovely scenery Remarkable rainbow The Teme Con- 

 tinued drought 32-43 



