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in, when the wounded person was rescued 

 from his perilous situation, and conveyed to 

 a farm-house in the dale, where he lay for 

 three weeks before he so far recovered from 

 his injuries as to allow of his returning to 

 his own home. As the parties were both 

 active dalesmen, the accident which one of 

 them met with in attempting to ascend in 

 winter the steep and craggy side of a moun- 

 tain, may happen to a less experienced 

 stranger at a season when there is indeed 

 less danger of slipping, but no less injury to 

 be apprehended from a fall. 



" Felix quern faciunt aliena pericula cautum." 



How lucky the hunter who's saved from a fall, 



By seeing his neighbour come down, horse and all ! 



About two miles from Gatesgarth, which 

 consists of two or three homesteads at the 

 foot of the hill, lies the village of Butter- 

 mere, at the lower end of the lake of the 

 same name. This village is one of the best 

 fishing stations in the lake district. It is 

 situated between the lakes of Buttermere and 



