Gi FIELD AND FERN. 



scent, such as is rarely met witli previous to such a 

 storm of rain as came rattling down almost at the 

 very moment the otter was killed. In all these 

 forays Mr. Hill has never got heavily bitten himself; 

 but many years ago, when he was hunting on the 

 Kenvy near Abergavenny, the otter came out of the 

 water just before it was killed, made straight at the 

 whip, who was a few yards off his master, shook him 

 savagely by the trousers, and then passed on. 



