12 ARDENMOHR. 



Our walk led for a mile or so along the road, and 

 then we fairly took the hill, striking nearly west 

 over very rough ground. On the first ascent we saw 

 a good many grouse, and Ward, on seeing grouse for 

 the first time, said that they seemed so slow and 

 large in comparison with partridges, that he hoped to 

 give a good account of them soon wait and see. 



A walk of about half an hour brought us to the 

 first high ranges ; then there was easy walking over 

 comparatively level moor, with ridges and marshy 

 places here and there, the curlews piping their loud 

 wild whistle overhead as we came near their homes. 

 We here made a detour round a small, black, Tar- 

 tarean-looking pool, in which, the keeper's boy told 

 us, were curious " hairy" trout, very hard to catch. 

 I conceded the likely difficulty, but promised five 

 shillings for a couple of them. One, I thought, might 

 be challenged as a lusus naturce, but two must be a 

 settler for Mr. Frank Buckland. 



On getting round this dismal pool, we approached 

 the highest range, and girded our loins for the pull 

 up, which was tortuous, steep, and rugged, but not 

 too distressing, and in half an hour more we were 

 standing on the sky-line. 



And what a scene ; how bright and beautiful ! the 



