. Christopher in his sporting jacket. Horses; Hunting. CHRISTOPHER IN HIS SPORTING JACKET jrptte ^econH We are always unwilling to speak of ourselves, lest we should appear egotistical—for egotism we detest. Yet the sporting world must naturally be anxious to know something of our early history—and their anx- iety shall therefore be now assuaged. The truth is, that we enjoyed some rare advantages and opportu- nities in our boyhood regarding field sports, and grew up, even from that first great era in every Lowlander's life, Breeching-day, not only a fisher but a fowler; and it is necessary tha
. Christopher in his sporting jacket. Horses; Hunting. CHRISTOPHER IN HIS SPORTING JACKET jrptte ^econH We are always unwilling to speak of ourselves, lest we should appear egotistical—for egotism we detest. Yet the sporting world must naturally be anxious to know something of our early history—and their anx- iety shall therefore be now assuaged. The truth is, that we enjoyed some rare advantages and opportu- nities in our boyhood regarding field sports, and grew up, even from that first great era in every Lowlander's life, Breeching-day, not only a fisher but a fowler; and it is necessary that we enter into some interesting de- tails. There had been from time immemorial, it was un- derstood, in the Manse, a duck-gun of very great [51 ]. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wilson, John, 1785-1854. New York : McClure, Phillips
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