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SHELTER. 



This part of the subject brings to my recol- 

 lection a visit I paid to "Elenbeim" about 

 fifty4wo years ago, and our guide pointing 

 out to us the several plantations in the park 

 beyond the bridge, and stretching towards 

 Ditchley, which he said were placed so as to 

 record the position of the several brigades of 

 the Duke of Marlborough's army in the field 

 on that memorable day; I observed to him 

 that their positions were admirably taken up, 

 so as to defend the deer and other live stock 

 in the park from the attacks, however sudden, 

 of wind and rain from every quarter. 



When the wind takes the direction of a 



