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ing, " that such rubbish warn't worth a tinker's 



cuss." 



But my bootmaker becoming acquainted with 

 his tailor, cut short his voluminous speech 

 rather unceremoniously. 



You cannot be too cautious in engaging a 

 keeper, and however good they may be, always 

 make it a rule to have a look occasionally by 

 daytime even if you will not by night. 



To me half the charm of shooting consists in 

 looking at my dogs, seeing how they are fed and 

 cleaned, watching my covers, killing vermin, 

 and doing a little trapping. 



There is no occasion to interfere with your 

 keepers if you see they are doing their work 

 properly, and they will always respect you more 

 if they know you observe their goings on ; 

 they then take a pride in shewing you what 

 they can do, and how they have done it. 



The same applies to your stables ; how many 

 stud grooms are masters, and their masters 

 men. I recollect an unfortunate friend of mine 

 who kept a nice stud of hunters, never being 

 allowed to ride the horse he wanted. If he 

 said, 



