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put the Eat cage there also. The carriage 

 would fill with passengers, and upon reaching 

 my destination I would take from under 

 the seat my cage full of live Eats, to the 

 amusement of some and the disgust of others. 



I have also entered a railway carriage with 

 my cage of rats when there were passengers in, 

 one or two of whom would generally object to 

 live Eats being in the same compartment, and 

 on enquiring of the railway officials, I have 

 found that any one travelling with live Eats 

 is expected to put them in the guard's van. 



I have also had a few good customers in my 

 business, one or two in particular. Gentlemen 

 have often sent me post-cards instructing me 

 to take six or twelve Eats to their residences. 

 I would run them out on the lawn in front of 

 the house with their dogs, and generally I have 

 received good remuneration for my trouble. 

 These are the customers who should be 

 looked well after, for they are the sportsmen 

 who do not consider expense, though of course 

 there are others who are just the opposite. 



Further, Eat-catching is a business in which 

 one is not called upon to allow credit. It is 

 all a ready-money trade, and as there is not 

 much competition, the Eat-catcher can 

 command a good price for his work. He has 

 always one resource open to him when he has 



