46 EEVELATIONS OF A EAT-CATCHEE. 



I can assure my readers that the Eat-catcher 

 is well remunerated for the trouble he under- 

 takes in these cases, and moreover this is 

 the class of people he requires to fraternise 

 with. There is always a plentiful supply of 

 " refreshments " on these outings, and I would 

 therefore advise the Kat-catcher not to 

 indulge too freely. 



The foregoing is, of course, a brief sketch of 

 the pleasantest part of a Eat-catcher 's life, 

 and to complete the picture I may as well 

 describe some of the other features, and the 

 way he has to rough it sometimes. Well, 

 Eat-catchers are generally called upon to 

 supply Eats for the Eat coursings usually 

 held at beerhouses, &c., on Saturday after- 

 noons, which one often sees advertised. Now, 

 if he binds himself to supply a coursing at a 

 certain date, the bills announcing the event 

 are printed and posted, all of which means 

 expense. Then you are bound to secure the 

 live Eats, whatever be the weather. In doing 

 this I always followed the threshing machine 

 to the bays and stacks. (Anyone that catches 

 Eats regularly can tell by looking at the bays 

 or stacks whether there are many Eats in or 

 not.) I remember many times when the men 

 have started threshing a bay of wheat in which 

 a great many Eats, and by dark they 



