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friends have therefore thought it advisable 

 that some of these matters should be put in 

 print, whilst the eye-witnesses of many of 

 them are still alive, so that there may be no 

 cavilling about them at a future day. Indeed 

 this is the consideration, and the only con- 

 sideration, that has induced our old friend to 

 consent to their being brought forward during 

 his lifetime. The particulars are all taken 

 from his own lips, and I have never found him 

 to vary even in the most minute manner. 

 Should any one express his surprise at any of 

 them, I can only reply, in Mr. Smith's own 

 words, "" If any one states the exact truth at 

 first, he can repeat it a thousand times without 

 faltering;" which is a piece of good advice 

 that young sportsmen would do well always to 

 bear in mind. 



In conclusion, I hope that this volume will 

 have interest for more than one class of readers. 

 It shows that Mr. Smith is a staunch fox- 

 hunter, and a good deal more beside. Many 

 useful inventions have been the fruit of his 

 fertile brain, ranging from the improvement of 



