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notte, and termed in German hazlehalin; but this bird wag 

 exceedingly scarce. On one occasion, and in the best part 

 of Mr. Yoelker's chasse, I was present when the return of 

 game killed and taken away in carts to Strasburg amounted 

 to sixty-five roedeer (we killed does that day), two hundred and 

 eighty hares, and one hundred and seventy pheasants, besides 

 a fair sprinkling of partridges, woodcocks, &c. This would 

 be nothing astonishing in England, but is very good for this 

 part of Germany. The shooting, like all stationary battues, 

 was, as may be well imagined, dreadful potting. Unsus- 

 pecting roedeer and innocent hares were absolutely blown to 

 pieces at a few paces distance, by matter-of-fact Germans 

 concealed behind some tree or bush ; and quiet pheasants, 

 trotting about a la mode des pouletSj were massacred in this 

 peripatetic and unsportsmanlike position ; still, the English- 

 man who had the fear of " Hawker" before his eyes, and a 

 sportsman's conscience in his bosom, had plenty of oppor- 

 tunities of enjoyment without offending either the one or 

 the other. 



I generally procured lifts in the caliche of some friend 

 back to OfFenburg when the day's chasse was over, and 

 was at little trouble and expense on my own account. 

 Three days in the week (weather permitting) were usually 

 occupied in this agreeable manner. At a later period, and 

 when a resident at Manheim, I made several visits to the 

 Odenwald, and have taken part in the slaughter of several 

 wild boar and red deer on the property of the Prince de 

 Leiningen, a species of game not found in this part of the 

 Duchy of Baden, although the former game frequent the 

 extensive forests on the opposite side of the Rhine, in 

 Alsace, and sometimes attain a very large size (I have seen 

 one of 350 pounds weight brought into Strasburg). 



About the end of January the jaghts in this neighbour- 

 hood were closed, and a cold and dull interval of several 



