174 Els Paraphernalia. [CHAP. x. 
to sell him any more until his stock had been replenished. 
Edward carried in them slugs, caterpillars, snails, worms, spi- 
ders, shells, various sorts of insects, eggs of small birds, and 
every other little knickknack that he wished to preserve. 
Here is his description of his hunting paraphernalia: 
“My coat had eight pockets, four outside and four in- 
side. The two lower inside ones were ‘meal-pocks’ for 
size. My waistcoat, too, had four rather big receptacles : 
the term ‘waistcoat-pockets’ could scarcely describe them. 
Besides these, I had a number of bags or wallets hung over 
my shoulders, or tied round my middle, or under my coat, 
according to their intended uses. I had also several queer- 
looking things which I carried in my hands, and called ‘ ac- 
cessories ;’ for there is no other specific name for the ar- 
ticles. Nevertheless, all had their quota of chip -boxes, 
except my butterfly and moth case, and my plant-book. 
These were generally kept sacred for their respective pur- 
poses.” 
On one occasion Edward went out for a three days’ ram- 
ble among the Balloch hills, between Keith and Huntly, 
about twenty miles south-west of Banff. The purport of 
his journey was to collect butterflies, moths, and various 
objects. He had not his gun with him, but he had many 
more chip-boxes than usual. A friend of his had often 
urged him to bring him a lot of ants for some birds, and 
Edward determined to satisfy him. He had been very suc- 
cessful in his search, and had also filled many boxes for his 
friend. 
On the afternoon of the third day, while he was busily 
engaged on a wild, wide, and desolate moor, he was startled 
by a sudden flash of lightning. Had he been attending to 
the weather instead of to his own pursuits, he might have 
seen the brooding clouds wending their way toward him 
from the south. He might then have found some conven- 
ient shelter from the impending storm. But after the first 
flash of lightning, it broke upon him almost at once. He 
