MEMOIR xxix 



to every one up in Cumberland. . . . Coming up 

 into a new country, he seemed to get to know the 

 farmers and keepers and people about in a wonder- 

 ful way. They always asked after him whenever 

 I was there, and looked upon him with the greatest 

 respect and kindliness." 



Although for nearly three months of his year he 

 was free from school work, he could scarcely ever be 

 persuaded to take a real holiday. He usually wrote 

 for several hours daily throughout the year, although 

 the ardour with which he carried out all he under- 

 took made an occasional complete rest an even more 

 urgent necessity to him than to less active natures. 



In his later years he not only wrote his weekly 

 article for the Spectator, and edited the shooting de- 

 partment of Country Life, but often wrote one or 

 more articles for the latter paper, in addition to a 

 leader and other matter for the County Gentleman, 

 and a good deal of miscellaneous writing and editing 

 besides. 



The nature of the subjects on which he wrote often 

 entailed a great deal of preliminary correspondence, 

 and besides writing the articles he usually had to 

 think of half-a-dozen suitable subjects every week ; 

 but no matter how pressed he might be, he would 

 never fail to do what he had promised, and if any 

 of the staff of either paper were ill, he was always 

 ready to step into the breach and do extra work if 

 required. In the words of one of his fellow-writers, 

 " He was the most loyal of colleagues, who never 

 made any difficulties, and always gave us of his best. 



