1 78 THE GAMEKEEPER AT HOME. 



Why does the keeper take such a benevolent interest 

 in the progress of spade-husbandry, as exemplified in 

 allotment gardens near the village, which allotments are 



THE GENTLEMAN IN VELVETEEN. 



generally in a field set apart by the principal landowner 

 for the purpose ? In person or by proxy the keeper is very 

 frequently seen looking over the close-cropped hedge which 



