Widnes Examiner. — 1887-06-04 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TBI4/ AND RII3DLESDALN.— The Craven moors' embracing Skipton, Embsay, Flasby, Grassington, and Coniston, with the lesser tracts of moorland in the district, are in a condition very satisfactory to the sportsman. At this season of the year, when the grouse spend a great part of their time in sitting, the keepers are loth to disturb them in their occupation, and, therefore, the birds are left very much to themselves. It has, however, been observed during the last few weeks that the birds were running about singly, which naturally led those acquainted with their habits to come to the conclusion that the mates were engaged in the congenial duty of hatching.. The old birds appear to be strong and healthy, and the prospects of good sport three months hence are highly satisfactory.—ln Upper Ribblesdale the grouse paired and nested early, and the weather, with the exception of the brief time during which there was snow on the ground, having been favourable, the incubation period has been highly satisfactory. The season is said to be fully three weeks earlier than usual, and it is predicted that when the Twelfth arrives a good many sportsmen will be astonished to find the birds so strong and bad to kill. Already some of the present season's birds have been seen about the moors, and their appearance is I highly promising. The spring has been the most satisI factory that has been experienced for the past five or six years for all kinds of game, and not only are grouse and other kinds of winged game plentiful, but the lands swarm with hares and rabbits. Hares have put in an appearance at spots which they have never frequented before, thus providing the sportsman with an enlarged field for his exertions. An enthusiastic sportsman at Settle ventured the opinion that the coming season wll be the best for the pest ten or twelve years. This state of things applies to the great stretch of moorlands from Pen-y-Ghent and Ingleborough to Whitewell, embracing the Austwick, Lawkland, Clapham, Giggleswick, maham, Kirkby, Swarth, Rathwell, and other moors. Over the greater part of this moorland, Mr. Walter Morrison, M.P., the Earl of Bective, and the Rev. M. T. Ferrer have the right of shooting, and it may confidently be predicted that they and their friends will have excellent sport.  "Then, by the etarnal hills she shall not stay ! " was my response. "Oh. Tom? you don't know her. She'sl worse than Sinbad's old man of the sea once she gets on your shoulders." w •  "It looks likely I should take her on my shoulders, and I have an' idea. Desperate diseases require desperate remedies. Go and get the venison, it's 40 cents a pound, but no matter if it was 40 dollars. Let her have her way in everything till she sleeps. Then—" I ground my teeth and clenche4 my hands. "Tom, dear ! 'You're not going to murder her 1" gasped my wife. "only partially, my dear. Fm going to chloroform her, to keep her still for awhile. I'll rid this family of her if you will agree to what I propose." "0, Tom! I'd do most anything," said the little wife. "Then follow my instructions. I propose to move." "Good gracious ?' said my wife, her eyes like two moons, "it's almost dark now,