. Life and sport on the Pacific slope [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. _,-^ :"»":;:â ":* (â â¢"- '! = i â f\. THE ENGLISTIMAN IN THE WEST (2) IN addition to the f?;mily fool, the types of English- men to be found on the Pacific Slope include the parson's son, the fortune-hunter, the moral idiot, the remittance man, and the sportsman. Of the parson's son one might quote the French proverb: *' A cobbler's child is not the best shod," It would seem that many of the children of the Church of England are not shod at all. They wander bare- foot throug
. Life and sport on the Pacific slope [microform]. Fishing; Hunting; Pêche sportive; Chasse. _,-^ :"»":;:â ":* (â â¢"- '! = i â f\. THE ENGLISTIMAN IN THE WEST (2) IN addition to the f?;mily fool, the types of English- men to be found on the Pacific Slope include the parson's son, the fortune-hunter, the moral idiot, the remittance man, and the sportsman. Of the parson's son one might quote the French proverb: *' A cobbler's child is not the best shod," It would seem that many of the children of the Church of England are not shod at all. They wander bare- foot through the stony places, kicking furiously at the flints of convention. Win their confidence, and they will confess that the shoes provided by their sires were too tight; accordingly they discarded them at the first opportunity. As a rule they go without si oes to the end of their days, which are not very long in the land of the West. You meet them everywhereâbeachcombing by the summer seas of the Pacific, tending bar, selling cigars, herding sheep, and on most of them is the brand of drink. The fortune-hunter, on the other hand, is ahvays well shod in boots cut by a crack London craftsman; and he shuns the wilderness as he would a poor rela- tion. His credentials are his clothes and his impu- dence. It may be said of his impudence that it passes all understanding, and endures for ever. If this 136. 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 Vachell, Horace Annesley, 1861-1955. London : Hodder & Stoughton
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