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myself and my adventures must be my apology for 

 many * Ts. J 



To a few, I hope, it will bring a whiff of woods 

 and fields, a remembrance of rain-drops on autumn 

 leaves, and, maybe, a vision of many a sporting day 

 spent in the company of those excellent fellows, my 



brother keepers. 



O. J. 



September, 1909. 



