The sun., 1891-06-21

on opportGnity as assInst The few thousands
es asesis 'i the ii " sion no or eonsunpiion
ofthe iileaeilv secured D o,y s.,,.s,,,,,
S ssSer hS no, 'Se s. s Is e
pIoseribsd outlaw. Britisi newsnaI ers % alwfhyts
ass,srdiy q. |" slyc BIN BIN into tho hn Is 4
%Rsfs s4dsses a
keepers. Other gamekeerers often seek their
ucns 1asas.s sS S !Hs oa.s, M H An aus ssc
Sss hss T The oG ;ss %.s
no % ana incorriNLle u Drtsh p1,achesrs .ss
ines tnc shs mi ,esr 3 ,hs s
named MaeEaan. aid tho other. y onfrmcd
tfn pp p0"chsr. q k.ow", ,a,o,t the rsxjsSn o.
seem. nnvnn1uishaS Q. in isss Lord ANinEer
OF lnyerio hy House aimed an inser'llct
Ns or 0 Els He oSy q The eSrcs rcsos
sss,s ,ss' % since yhirsS i'm - aIs opstsIion, liayo
Ina ,iy !, in"s q tho 100 d ,he river ,.oshy,
sea front, siways bang .seursI; G,ousy
fons s o sts g, aHfes VIII snr sna hs
ewn U.a n1a M; hem Oe5s ri l"ns ss
soacher fss,asn: on his Afdsonr es,a,e 10
him as = ;llie IN ord,r 10 sNpno his genius
i9r PoscninG. Al, entire ,olums miEit ns
1sa Ts sis' La H. "s nn ass
y net in IL so IsTsss ami defiant /, "n.nSr .,.n;
eameke eepers and sillies q ilo,nr, tho forests
fro y tis inrondss 81 poarher "stasers:," n.d
ganlscd I'm in aulder conflicts with water
bnilifr- handle the latter q mere! esply that
tie hnt ltis usral'y seek seclusion rather than
6enulnc cunning. patience with marvellous
moot, nnd WOO l. rnlt. are ,hore urn innre often
Out, KRIS OF Scli. st@cktd shcotngs" and pre-
serves, al IT az snar,ow hnYs. nr moor hnI, ..,
have narke, v,lne. Pheasant and gr usa
P"SSns ". 1s rPs ps ,h p.ap ssvs
sSnSsseE Win sr,,iIsial spurs I And s,ea,Iiy
fbs ns eorEs ns
sSS:sns; sSSs ;s,.
SssIn SI iS n ' 'Si;sSsy. NV ~ near , ,Shsrs phsSs; s:
neis into which short tri.tles have been H.
.hoiss n Hass as
quickly and Quietly desra!ched. Grouse nre
taken Oensd G n.1 r sAns s1ns % wa 81
time n tho poacher keeps himself out Of sight:
with lne hair snnres set on the moor hillocks,
In tho runs" around them. and between the
"rcsts" among the heather: D d Just hef"re
dayhrcak, by silk drag nets with glazed bot
toms. on m ",rs which are Systematically
burnt. an entiro covey often being baggsd at
or~ sweep.
But the most de estabe Of all British poach-
ers is that wholesale thief who has no soul for
pature love. whose ariiires arc mover marvel.
lously ingenious for tho sake OF the art In
them. and who never possesses even the
slight nttracttvenosS OF sunny and genial vaRA-
bondism. This Is that poueher or mopcher
who rents for from twenty to eighty shilllngs.
from som, @ moorland farmer or yeomsn. o
moorand stream and patches OF sweet M heather
and that It Ia sunny and sheltered. This is nll
that is rsautred to comprise favorits re.o
for moor game. IT Will a 80 furnish a few hares
and :perhaps some black game among the
bracken. To this spot co,ey, nfter covey OF
They come In well-defned flights and alishI In
the very same place every morning. Nhe
dips" OF flight, and alighting grounds. and
sets his fy nets before day. They are heavy
birds. dy straight and swift. and on striking
the net become hopelessly entangled or drop
stunned into the bag beneath. moucher
renting hillside shooting" at forty shlllines
will thus often without discharginG a gun
take more game than can be shown as baeged
At the end OF q shooting season on the largest
and best conducted game preserves OF Britain.
EDGAR L. WGKEMAN.