Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-03
WiKEMAN'S WANDERlNGS
BRITISH PoAcHeRs AND THEIR IN.
oeNloUs wlLes.

copyright. 1871. by Edgar L. wascm,nl
CARLISLE. England, June 4 NV ira In.
PRODUCTION 10 British poacber was In m.
ancient city Of Galway on a summer's
morning In isss wandered out Of Ells
Madigan's quaint little inn before sunrise.
and after q few moments on the quay
among the nshwive. Of Ciaddagh had
started for n stroll out Oughterari way.
As was crossing Queens bridge my ntten.
ton was attracted by hundreds upon hun.
dreds Of salmon In the shallow water. Of
the Cotrib beneath They lay punched In
groups OF scores and more. In little pockety
pools OF tho greatest depth. their noses
pointing up stream, but alsthe shoals ap.
parcntly ~ muti0uless a. the rocky lid OF
the river beneath them. IL was early for
GALWAY, save at the Claddngh side, a. the
sleepy old town I. hardly astir before
O'Clock. But had stood there scarcely
minute when q man 10 corduroy. high.
lows. Jockey cap aud visor. aud bearing .
huge club IN his hand. approached me
from the city side. lie gave me a shnrr
look Of scrutiny touched his hat apollo
Critically aud walked smartly away H.
was one u the royal fishery board water
bailihs. aud was Ia quest u salmon peach
err.
lie was hardly out Of sight before bare.
footed man followed upon the bridge lie
Ia turn scrutinlked me closely aud ptssc'i.
moment later the mans arm slid along
the whist high stone coping " tho bridge
Then there was gentle splash In the wa.
ter below. Tho IMAM kept straight on, Ia.
crcasIng the speed II his walk. Directly
saw bis arm ierkc1 back, a. II hy y sudden
grnsp fruin the bridge side over the coping
Then he seemed 10 exert very great
strength, while thcru was some little com.
motion In tl.sircam beneath, When near
tho end of the bridge ho turned put his e.
bows upon the coping In an attitude VI
contemplation, aud waited thus Tor few
minutes. Finally be passed OF the bridge
end and turncd toward the bay. With.
ont seeming to watch him, soon saw him
ruappcar near an old fulling mill several
rods below.
With him thcv was now n NANCY head.
ed lad. who was hastily enrolling the bot.
toms 81 bis trousers with one hand, while
carrying bis jacket In a singularly heavy
and haRgy way with the other The hare.
footed man had within three minutes
time captured two huge salmon with y
mutdcroua drag hook" armed with ok
huge hooksi and tho lad with the pouchy
Jacket, who had ciolnc'l him. was la walt.
INK beneath the bridge end TO carr Tor ish.
hooks and line. Ia hfcen minutes morc
the two salmon wcrr dressed aud In the
HERRING skihs' Of tho fshwlyes, being
hawked about the city, aud the Cofrib
poaehor had scourrd eight shillugs for his
def mornings work.
My next experience was while q guest
during pheasant shoot on the 4 imosne Of
young uoblcman In one OF the English
midland counties Some time during tho
days numerous onslaught upon the bird.
had Lost a dimlnutiyc. but 70 mo valuable
notebook. IL 70 worried me that aruse tho
next morning, dressed aud stole down Into
aud out " tho castle yard through tho
huge open gate facing tho side next tho
dcmcsnc. bcfou a soul was astlr about the
entire place. | felt SURF Of my ability "a
discover theloenliiy Of tho previous day.
bdiiuc by following TO tho right the do.
mesn1 wall, which must lead 20 the little
patch VI low opcn cop.s WHERE tho phsas.
ants had been driven by tho "beating" 81
The attendants, n number Of whom. noted
Tor their woodorait, and " no were lounger.
ut the near village. hal been pressed into
service Thowall surrounding the dcmesne
vas Of rough stone aud rubhle, conlcnl NJ
the top, it, crest being rendered seemingly
impossible BY murdcrous pieces OF broken
glass lmbcdded Ia tho mortar Il was
hardly daylight, and Athlek mist rendered
ordinary objects still moru indistinct. |
therefore simply followed tho wall closely,
now aud then touching Ii with q stout
walking stick hal taken with me from
my chamber. but oftencr touching II gently
at Intervals with my hand.
I was not long In passing tho line Of
heavier forest aud reaching the open place
where ! felt SURF the previous days alaugh.
ter Of pheasants had occurred, aud lust a.
my hand lct the wall, following my i'm.
pulse % search over the shooting ground,
my Fingers came Ia contact with the hushy
hair ~ mans head am not exactly nn
athlete, but that hair aud tho man under
u came up alongside ~ that demesne wall
20 nearly my own height. ~ tho Germans
hay, "lm hugcnbliekW aud Instantly saw
! bal taken, rcd handed, q llne specimen
of tho English poacher. The tact was all
The inorc interesting a. recognized In tho
prrclona rascal ona " the "beaterz" en-.
ployed by milord's gamckeepSlu during
tho previous days sport. lilo v-,s hand
some, dirty. chunky fellow Of twenty or
thcrcabout-, and ho knew how 20 bog ~
well a. poach,
II occnrr~l 10 me could utilize this
particular misplaced matter" both on the
lines OF acquiring information and la the
recovery Of my notebook. A proper com.
pact hal no sooner b-cn agreed upon than
two Of the poacher's eonpanlons, agrve.
able 20 bis slgnal, appeared, one was a
weazened old man, spry a. a cricket, aud
the other was a lad u perhaps fifteen
years. The latter NJ once produced what |
had made my quest Tor. aud rot half
erown for his trouble, Then Ia few mo.
ments' hasty explanation secured good
Idea Of what had been going on IN that
quarter during the night.
All three had been employed hy tho
eamekeepers the previous day "a "bcaters"
aud "helpers," tho latter 10 watch Tor the
falling birds and carry them back 10 "the
bags" A large number were thus slowed
away In secure coyerts for the following
nights work. The poachers we'll knew
that after tho evenings tips. beer, pipes
aud boastful stories la the ssrynntsi hall
aud harness room, every gamekeeIer would
sleep soundly that night u VT another Ia /
she year They were Therefore over tho
deinesno wall aud at work long before mid.
night Their outfit was simple and inex.
Penalye. A strong rope about twelve feet
long with triple nooses, Qua la the middle |
well bound for RcnTlng fastening on the |
Jagged wall edflng, and another At each |
end, answering Tor a ladder. A hand cart, |
The wheels wound with straw aud rags 10 |
prevent noise aud lessen the trail, with a |
fourth man beside II M sanilnal, was
der.
The three who entered tho grounds had |
long, 1.-THE poles, each "bull's.eyen Ian. |
tern, anu between them sulphur or some /