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little experience with the gun, yet you see them 

 figuring as judges, and giving their valuable 

 dictums of what a shooting dog ought to be. 

 Others who have never crossed a horse, or at 

 any rate ridden to hounds, judging this class 

 preposterous ! it is no wonder that many shoot- 

 ing and hunting men deride and laugh at dog- 

 shows. Men should be chosen who are known 

 to be good authorities, and understand their 

 work. 



I could write some hundreds more pages on 

 hunting, shooting, fishing, and general sporting, 

 but space forbids me entering more fully into it, 

 and I am afraid that my worthy friend and 

 publisher, Mr. Bentley, will be sending me a 

 line saying I have already exceeded the space 

 he allowed, so I must now conclude by saying 

 my task is done, and I trust that these short 

 sketches will not only prove amusing, but 

 instructive. I think perhaps I may have in- 

 dulged in some curious names and expressions. 

 But those who are country bred will under- 

 stand how almost everyone is nicknamed there, 

 and that there is no exaggeration in them. If 

 my experience may be of any service to those 



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