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cated to me the above particulars, informed 

 me that he never saw one more than four 

 pounds weight, excepting that taken with 

 the body of the drowned poacher. By- 

 the-by, Simon, what has become of old 

 lies? he was the most wary poacher in 

 these parts the keepers could never come 

 up with him. 



Simon. Haw, a 's very bad, zur ; a 's 

 got the rheumatiz in 's jtntes, and caant 

 craal out ov 's bed. A was a terrable chap 

 var a hur (hare) to be zhure when a was 

 younger. Our measter had a man veaw 

 hurs under the linchards, and the tenant's 

 dogs used to caddie 'um vinely, and cot 

 zum on 'um zo a zays to 'um ael, zays 

 he if you dwon't hang them grayhounds 

 o' yourn, I '11 turn you out o' yer varms, 

 that 's what I wool. Mwost on 'um did 

 as they was ardered, but Jerry Sage (queer 

 owld chap he were zhurety) zays to I, dang 

 it, Zimon, if I ha' anything to do wi' kill- 



