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STAGHUNTING ON EXMOOR. 



superabundant growth of spiky furze and over 

 this, as on Grabhist and Croydon, hounds 

 have much ado to pick their way. Unhke fox 

 and hare which follow the paths, the deer go 

 straight across the prickly carpet, and the heavy 

 dog hounds have trouble enough to find a spot 

 on which to place their feet in comfort. Being 

 nearer to the sea than such hilltops as Molland 

 Moor or Winsford Hill, where much destruction 

 was done, the gorse here survived the severe 

 frost in great measure, while the tenderer ilex 

 boughs hard bv, shrivelled and lost their leaves. 



