The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-01
Pretty Pen Pictures of Hunting
Boxes In Scotland.
A VISIT TO PERTHsHIRE MooRs.
England's Royal Pastime, and the Manner in
Which it is Conducted-How Game
is Cared For


ravines, crevice and drift until it draws far
away into piles of red stone. The low land
is threaded with paths here and there, over
hung with singular trees to which the yeo-
many give strange names. The ground in
almost every direction is rugged and half
desolate, were it not for the wealth of
stunted shrubbery and dots of forest trees
seen here and there with a stream of clear
water rapidly running on to the sea flied
with salmon and trout. The woods are gen
orally of beech and birch, spruce and fir,
but bushes like those IN our deac old Amer
lea line the water paths which run in all
directions through this rough and billy
country given over to the pastimes which
are well seen in action and repose at this
moment.
One may gather from this sentence that 1
am at
A SHOOTING LODGE IN SCOTLAND,
and that the experiences of the past few
days have taught ne many strange lessons
is tue. In the United States when man
gets money by his own exertions, he gener-
ally likes TO give an evidence of his thrift
IN u fine house and swell carriage. In
England the man who has drawn money
from barn or shop takes different bent
When the commercial man here gets rich
he Still lives in the house that stood him in
good stead when accommodating his fortune,
but surrounds himself with swell servants
and rents a shooting box in Scotland and
tries TO enjoy his money. He does this that
when the season begins he may be found at
the railroad station clad in rough clothes
with his guns, dogs and servants on his way
north. This is regarded as the insignia of
wealth and nOSlfinn That hic
so much better dressed than himself mat
tiers not for that is another badge of high
place IN monetary sense. The rich Amer
lean would do well to learn something of
personal comfort from his brother On this
side, for more ccntented lot | never saw
a few years ago
ONLY NoBLEMEN AND TITLED PEOPLE
monopolized the moors; but now the trades
man completes with them for the best
nshootngs, another evidence of the mighty
change that is going on in this limited mon
archy by which the barriers of caste are be-
ing gradually torn down and the democracy
OF efforts given chance with the accident
OF birth This growth brings about some
amusing incidents in the strange life of this
country. Usually the sell made man going
on his vacation, for which he has planned
during the summer months, takes some
Titled person with him as his guest. whose
SCoAIS d1AOhs aug ID OdIclN enough 70 meet
his actual wants not leaving farthing for
TIE PLEASURES OF THE SEASON,
which are so dear to every Englishman's
heart. The daily papers are not averse ia
announcing that MIR. Jones, with Lord So
and SO as his guest, has gone with two
guns ana three braces of dogs to do a shoot
ing in Scotland.
The 18th OF August is one Of the most i'm
portant days OF the year in England and to
Englishmen. 1t is the one to which the old
and the young, the rich and the poor look
forward with more interest than anv
holiday. Business is not closed. and the
traffic OF the whole country does not stop.
as on bank holiday which begins on the 4th
OF August, but the festive time which al :
ways ushers in that yearly event is scarcely
over before all turn their eyes northward
ana begin to make rapid preparations for
1.-THE sporting season, (which the 18th stands
Tor and which continues into the winter.
For days before every railroad station in
London and at almost every other point in
the United Kingdom men are gathered with
their dogs and guns all moving in one direc.
ton for the same object. Many 90 who are
only able to scrape money enough together
to stay one or two DAYS, but the English
man feels wealth OF comfort in being able
to be on the moor on the 18th even if he has
to
GO on sCANT RATIoNS TIE REST OF THE YEAR.
Grouse shooting being the royal pastime
of England, where the sporting tendencies
OF its people can best be read, friend tC
the manor born, who had spent several years
IN the Unlted States, suggested the import
ance, although 1t was late in the year OF
my accepting an invitation from his friend
Mr. Lee, young man regarded as prime
authority upon all sports of the field and
the turf, to go north with him. had not
been shooting for many years and the bait
was tempting one. So | found myself al
railroad station with my host ready for q
journey. We both had guns costing a crea,
deal of money and there were hundreds OF
more on the train. The ride was long one
through the best and richest scenes of agri
cultural life, which we gradually left be-
hind for the bold and rugged evidences of z
harsher condition along the high hills to the
north.
THE TRAIN WAS FILLED WITH SPogTsMEN
and the three others in our compartment
talked constantly 10 my host all about the
approaching sport. II was nearly dark
when the tram set US down at little by
way railroad station which my host said
was in the midst of the Perthshire district.
A machine" drawn o. TWO horses was
ready to take US over to 1.-THE box' called
CIuny Lodge, lovely little place among
the highlands where / was constantly re
minded of The Glades, . that long and wild
hunting region along the crest of the Allie
gheny mountains in the United States SO
picturesque IL stream and hillside, clearing
and raylne. crossed by the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad beyond Altoona and the Baltimore
4 Ohio at Deer Park That is .. 500 feet
above the ocean while these Scotch moors
are less than half that altitude although
some OF them further in the Highlands /
believe, range higher than the Alleghenies
1t was quite well into the night. too. when
we were well housed and fed in the lodge.
There was plenty of good Scotch whisky to
revive us after the journey, and warm up
the circles Of the heart for good association.
The experience was delightful one The
little Iodge was so queer and cozy, and the
old game keeper such a character that ]
listened TO his stories of the breeding sea
son with great interest although could not
understand half what he said. He was
oown-hearted about the weather. but gave
the owner, my host, the assurance that
THERE WERE PLENTY OF BIRDS.
and that the moor was plenty big enough
for three guns.
Inc game keeper was typical Scotchman
and talked the dialect so well that [ needed
an interpreter. Soon after we got settled
for the night we heard the old man, whose
heart and mind We're all anticipation for the
morrow's sport, talking to himself in this
strain:
''If the fog don'tsettle over the hills they
can get out early in the morning, but do
not like the looks tonight and we have had
so much rain this season that there is mo
telling what is to Gomez
The rain was falling then or the roof of
this curious old Highland home. and the old
man stood looking out of the wlnoow as he
thus soliloquized on the weather
We were up with the lark in the morning
full of spirit but the storm was still on and
a regular Scotch mist one of those imnann-