Andalucia and its Big Game 79 



I remember, during the gralloch, some dreadfully poor charcoal- 

 burners appearing on the scene to beg for food. This, of course, was 

 gladly conceded ; but so famished were those poor creatures that old 

 women filled their aprons with reeking viscera, while it was with 

 difficulty that children could be prevented from starting at once on raw 

 flesh and liver. Truly it was a grievous spectacle, and filled the home- 

 ward ride with sad reflections on the awful hardships such poor folk are 

 destined to endure. 



"I, ^< 



BOLTED PAST 



In days of rapid change, when, in our own generation, 

 sporting weapons have been at least thrice utterly metamorphosed, 

 it is unwise to be dogmatic. Yet we may summarise our personal 

 experience that the most efficient weapon for all such purposes 

 as here described is that known as the "Paradox," or at least of 

 the Paradox type. The old " Express rifle " (the best in its day, 

 less than a score of years ago, but now mere " scrap") was also 

 useful. But it always fell second, to the Paradox, as the latter 

 (being really a shot-gun, equally available for small game, snipe, 

 duck, or geese) came up quicker to the eye for snap-shooting 

 with ball. 



The invention of the Paradox type of gun has practically 

 introduced a third style of shooting where there previously 

 existed only two, to wit : — 



