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- Badger.—The Field-mice—The Weasel.—Attack by a Weasel.— 
Pertinacious Rats.—The Otter.—The Polecat.— Boyne Castle. — 
Fight with a Polecat.—The Long-eared Owl—A Chorus of Frogs. 
— Birds of eid — Landrail, cance warbler; Rook. sme at 
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CHAPTER VIII. 
FORMS A NATURAL-HISTORY COLLECTION. 
Situation of Banff.—Macduff.—Cliffs of Banffshire-—Gamrie.—The 
Fishing - boats. — Gardenstown. —The Fishermen.—Crovie.—Hell’s 
Lum.—Troup Head.—Pennan.—The Dens of North Aberdeenshire. 
—Aberdour.— Church of Aberdour.—Inland County of Banff.— 
Ben Macdhui.—Edward’s Rounds.—Pursuit of two Geese.—Pursuit 
of a Little Stint—Shoe-making.—Edward’s Traps.—His Collection 
of Insects.—Collection eke —Loss of Dried, Plants.—Exhib- 
its his Collection at Banff. . 1548 had tee aaenmer arouse L380 
CHAPTER IX. 
EXHIBITS HIS COLLECTION AT ABERDEEN. 
Aberdeen his City of Expectations—Dramatic Bird-stuffing.—Collec- 
tion taken to Aberdeen in six Carriers’ Carts.—Exhibited in Union 
Street—The Handbills—Appeal to the People. —The Expected 
Rush.—General Visitors.—Professional Visitors.—An Interrogator. 
—Edward disbelieved.—“ The Thing Impossible.”—Edward’s Vin- 
dication.—Invites his Mill Mates.—Temperance and Drunkenness. 
—Edward a Mystery.—A Lady Visitor.—Appeals to ‘The Mill- 
ions.” —The Exhibition a Failure.—Edward in Despaiz.—The Beach. 
—The Flock of Sanderlings.—The Providential Bird.—The Collec- 
tion sold.—Departure from Aberdeen.................+.+.. 148 
CHAPTER X. 
RESUMES HIS FORMER LIFE AND HABITS. 
Re-enters his Desolate Dwelling—Return of his Family.—Begins 
again.—Redoubles his Zeal.—His . Paraphernalia—Ramble in the 
Balloch. Hills.—A Successful Search.—A Furious Storm comes on. 
—Crossing the Moor.—A Haven.—The-Chip-boxes destroyed.—A 
Terrible Woman.—His Hat and Insect-boxes.—How to Preserve.— 
