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toriiim," ill rcalilN- ;i capilal IkiIcI. wlio'i' llic laiidlaiU- — 

 iiinllicrlx' st»ul ! — altt'i-iiat('l\- Iuiiil!,- onht us willi Ifiiipt iiiij; 

 dishes, and di-scuursuil sweet imisic in the adjoining s<(/oJi. 



Tliis was t(io civilised for in(\ 1)ut tlie landlord assuv- 

 inu' me that there were dk in tiie woods, and that he 

 had seeured t hrec '" lights, ' i (h'hi\('(| two days to give 

 it a trial. The latter expression requires e.\|iKinatien. 

 In \orwa\- e\"er\" hoiider, or farniei-. has the "right" to 

 kill one rlk on his forest holdinLf ; hut in the o-reat 

 majority of cases these |iia\ileges are Hkc the adxertise- 

 inents of some Highland proprietors — " ten deer may be 

 kilh'd." Tt is oidv on the best o-round that the\' are of 

 any use, and, as the li(»Mings are small, it is necessary, lor 

 any hope of success, to have a wide range, and to secure 

 permission, by hire or otherwise, to hunt over many lioM- 

 ino's. Indeeil. unless the rights are let, it is a common 

 practice for the farmers jointly to connnission the most 

 experieneed hunter the\' ean get h(»ld (»!", or rather the 

 one who owns the best dog, for that is the essential 

 oleUKMit. to i\c> tlieii- hunting for them — the elk. when 

 killed, beinu' delivered to the fortunate man on whose land 

 it happens to fall. 



At Selbo I eoiiM hear of no 'jdod dos;, but 1 had 

 previoush' purchased one througii a correspondent at 

 Thi'ondhj(_'m. "Tuni]) " was a sydendid specimen lo look 

 at, Willi a magnilieent ■"stand up coal of Idaek hair. 

 especially on the fore part of his body. A broad head, 

 prick ears, and narrow nose combim^l to give the fo.w 

 expression common to the Noiilimi breiMls of ilogs. while 

 the double curl of his tail, if it ilid not (piite, as somebody 

 has suggested, lift his hinddegs otl" the ground, gave an im- 



