232 AN ENGLISH GAMEKEEPER. 



upon I took each man by the collar, and 

 pulled them apart, telling Joslin to simply 

 stand by his man, and not touch him. 



Then I went over into the next field, but I 

 had not got more than twenty yards when a 

 lurcher dog ranged past me, at about ten or 

 fifteen paces. I let fly and killed him, and, 

 going on a little further, 1 came across a net 

 with a hare in it, and a man with a lurcher at 

 his heels. I took hold of the man's collar 

 with my left hand, having the gun in my right, 

 and, as the dog passed in front of me, I shot 

 the dog with the gun in one hand only, never 

 leaving go of the man. I put the muzzle right 

 up against the animal's ribs, and, letting fly, 

 bored a hole clean through him. I then 

 dropped my gun and took up my staff, as I 

 expected to get a blow on the head for killing 

 the dog, but I did not get it, my man behaving 

 civilly enough. 



In the meantime I heard my mate Hutley 

 calling out : " Come on, keeper ; come on, 

 Wilkins," to which I replied : " Have you got 

 your man ? " " Yes." Then I hailed again : 



