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bury themselves. A ramble thither, is a journey 

 of curiosity or observation, rather than a sporting 

 excursion. It is a pilgrimage to the loftiest 

 Highland altitudes. The fowling-piece becomes 

 converted into the palmer's staff ; and the sports- 

 man merges in the adventurer, the enthusiast, the 

 worshipper of Nature ! 



THE END. 



EDINBURGH : PRINTED BY T. CONSTABLE, 

 PRINTER TO HER MAJESTY. 



