With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . unt of the fact that it was built in a singleday by the unaided efforts of one man, whosegreat pliysical strength is testified to by the hugestones he used in its construction, and whosehandiwork is a treasured wonder of all the Whilst exploring the interior of one of thesetemporary dwellings a young man ])ulled an oldworm-eaten wooden ladle from a liok in the wall,and explained tliat it was used for dividing porridgeamongst those who came to work on the island fora wh
With nature and a camera; being the adventures and observations of a field naturalist and an animal photographer . unt of the fact that it was built in a singleday by the unaided efforts of one man, whosegreat pliysical strength is testified to by the hugestones he used in its construction, and whosehandiwork is a treasured wonder of all the Whilst exploring the interior of one of thesetemporary dwellings a young man ])ulled an oldworm-eaten wooden ladle from a liok in the wall,and explained tliat it was used for dividing porridgeamongst those who came to work on the island fora while. The conditi(Mi of the utensil did not setme longing madly after Borrera porridge. As we sat chatting in semi-darkness it suddeidyoccuiicd to Finlay JMcQuion to ask m(\ througha \()unger man who could speak iMiglish, to tellthem something about i^ondon. As they are allso good in St. Kilda I kn(>\v it was of no useentering the great metro[)()lis in a conijxtitionof tliiit kind, so went at once to the oppositeextvcnic and tol<l the most dreadful stories Icould i-(iMeinl)(r or invent of pickpockets and. 84 WITH NATURE AND A CAMERA. otlier bad cbaracters, and sliowed ]\[cQiiien whatthey woukl probably do to him if he ever happenedto wander so far south. This fetched Jiim, Avith avengeance. He seized a lump of timber lying closeby, put himself in a slaying attitude, rolled hiseyes to heaven, and showed his fine set of pearly-white teeth in imitative rage. I was greatlypleased with the effect I produced, but fear I havesown the seeds of a bitter harvest for any memberof the Fagin brotherhood who may happen to crossthe path of the champion cragsman of 8t. Kilda. In descending from the semi-underground dwell-ings I noticed three or four strips of ground, abouttwo feet wide and twelve feet long, with the sodcut out and turned wrong-side up. The cuttingsran straight up and down the steep hill-side,and upon inquiry I discovered that they hadbeen made by the members of a party v/
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