490 THE MOOR AND THE LOCH. 



pernicious, and, if persevered in, will naturally end in satiety 

 and weariness. Lastly, that this element of our nature was 

 given us for wise and beneficent purposes, and, if not misused, 

 may often cheer and refresh us when worn by the carking 

 cares of life. Let us be careful, then, not to turn the bless- 

 ing into a curse by the immoderate use of it, and then we 

 may be daily grateful to our Creator, even for that often 

 much-abused pastime called " Sport." 



