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that they had anticipated me considerably. The 

 Crow is an adept at that kind of game, for I have 

 always noticed his sable majesty was out and 

 about long before I could rouse myself from 

 slumber. 



That reminds me to advise you to wear the 

 oldest clothes you possess when stalking. Never 

 mind the remarks of ignorant loafers who may 

 make rude comments on your get-up as you pass 

 by. I have often overheard that I was a fit candi- 

 date for the nearest lunatic asylum when I have 

 been staring in what appeared to my observers as 

 a half-dazed sort of manner at apparently nothing L 

 Yes, wear old clothes, discoloured with age, for 

 you will have some curious vicissitudes to pass 

 through, and take care also to be well shod. 

 There is nothing so distasteful as getting wet feet 

 miles from home and early in the day. 



Get right away in the heart of the country if 

 you can, where nought is to be heard but the 

 sounds of the living creatures in their native wilds ^ 

 and wherever you go I fervently wish you 

 successful stalking. 



