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" If you come near me," I answered, " I will 

 knock you down." 



" Go in, Williams," bawled out my friend, 

 "go in at him ; I command you to take the 

 poaching scoundrel." 



"I am afraid he'll use his gun, sir/' answered 

 the man. 



" Devil a bit," I replied, firing off both barrels 

 and throwing it down. " Now then, keeper, 

 come on and take me," but not an inch would 

 he stir. So walking up to him I tripped him 

 up by the heels, and, snatching up my gun, 

 bounded over the fence, got up to the house, 

 changed, and was quietly smoking my pipe on 

 the veranda before my friend and his crestfallen 

 keeper came up. The secret was religiously 

 kept, but Williams got his conge. 



There is now plenty of game on that said 

 property, for my friend has luckily got two 

 honest men, who do their duty by him. 



Many a tune and oft has he thanked me for 

 opening his eyes and putting him up to the 

 pranks of his swell keeper. 



But to return to the subject, trapping. 

 We will suppose you understand poisoning by 



