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me too seedy ; such of course may suit the person 

 who only shoots a few hours at a time, and then 

 over t highly cultivated level land, but the sportsman 

 who goes in for work, who shoots for shooting's sake, 

 and not simply to get up an appetite, to whom every 

 day that he is out is too short, would, I am certain, 

 find more satisfaction in the representatives of the old 

 school. Some time since so deeply was I impressed 

 with this idea, that I crossed some of my stock with 

 a well-bred, but rather large cover spaniel ; the result 

 was that the second cross were not only handsome, 

 but animals that there was no end of work in, with 

 great activity and energy. 



It frequently happens that among a lot of young- 

 sters you will find one most provokingly backward, 

 who won't hunt or take any interest in the proceed- 

 ings. Put a curb on your temper and have patience. 

 You may have to wait, but gradually the apathy will 

 wear off, and ultimately he may turn out the flower 

 of the flock. I remember a youngster, which until he 

 was eighteen months old, refused to take notice of 

 game. Two or three times a week, for months, he 

 saw birds killed, yet all was incapable of imbuing him 

 with the proper spirit, for he would scarcely ever leave 

 heel. At length the ice was broken. He got by ac- 



