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me for a trespass should I make my ap- 

 pearance there again. Upon inquiring 

 why such a proceeding was thought ne- 

 cessary, I found I was suspected of being 

 in search of pheasants' eggs; and this 

 caused a very angry correspondence be- 

 tween me and the gentleman, in which 

 I did not fail to animadvert upon the 

 illiberal construction he had put on my 

 innocent recreation. 



I should not have mentioned this slight 

 incident, were it not to contrast it with 

 another of a very opposite nature. Saun- 

 tering one day in another direction, after 

 wandering along bye-paths, through fields 

 and woods, I emerged suddenly on a green 

 lawn, in full view of a fine mansion. 

 It would have appeared that I was ob- 

 served, for a person issued from the lower 

 apartments, came towards me, and, raising 

 his hat, politely asked if I wished to see 

 the house. Surprised at his question, as 



