CHAPTER VI 



THE DOG FROM A GAMEKEEPER'S POINT 

 OF VIEW 



By Dr. CHARLES REID 



TIME was when the dog was perhaps of more import- 

 ance in the field than it is now, when our grandfathers 

 sallied forth at break of day adorned in those quaint 

 and wondrous garments which still excite our admira- 

 tion, if not our envy, and with his trusty Joe Manton 

 and all the varied paraphernalia deemed necessary 

 accompanying, with, and by no means least, a dog, 

 most probably trained by himself, and from whose 

 prowess and excellence a large measure of his enjoy- 

 ment was sure to be derived. And in the evening, 

 over his pipe and his home-brewed, did not the mighty 

 deeds of " Don " and " Carlo " figure fully more prom- 

 inently in the conversation than in these degenerate 

 days? Most of us can recall and picture the satis- 

 faction of Charles St. John, after watching the futile 

 efforts of a brother sportsman on the other side of the 

 river Findhorn trying to retrieve in vain several active 

 "runners" in a turnip-field, when, having crossed the 

 river and politely offered his assistance, he, with the 



