PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. IX 



liis gallant ships, that come bounding across the briny deep, 

 heavily freighted with the fine wares of the North, the South, 

 the East, and the West. 



Yes, there is a time, thanks to the noble founders of our 

 liberal institutions, when even the industrious Artisan, freed 

 from all care and anxiety, may forget the labors and duties of 

 the shop, and wander foiMi to enjoy the works of nature, and 

 learn more highly to appreciate the boon of freedom, his coun- 

 try's dearest gift. 



To the fields, then ! to the bright and beautiful fields, with 

 " Dog and Gun," do we invite you, one and all, to spend these 

 hours of leisure, and participate in those innocent enjoyments 

 so captivating to a true Sportsman. 



