. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Fox-Hunting in New linglami. 99 hurrow. If the snow has a crust which boars him, hut throuj^h which thi- hravier hounds break at every step, he hiu^^hs them to scorn as he trips leisurely alonj^ at a tantaiizinj^'ly short ilistance lufore them. Hunting in sucii seasons is weary work, and more desiraljle then is tlie solace ol' book ami pipe by the cozy rtreside. wluTt- the hounds lie sleepiny^ ami dreaminj^ ot' j^lorious tla\ s of s|>urt, alr
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. Fox-Hunting in New linglami. 99 hurrow. If the snow has a crust which boars him, hut throuj^h which thi- hravier hounds break at every step, he hiu^^hs them to scorn as he trips leisurely alonj^ at a tantaiizinj^'ly short ilistance lufore them. Hunting in sucii seasons is weary work, and more desiraljle then is tlie solace ol' book ami pipe by the cozy rtreside. wluTt- the hounds lie sleepiny^ ami dreaminj^ ot' j^lorious tla\ s of s|>urt, alreaily past or soon to come. In winter as in autumn, the sport is invi}.joratinj.; ami exciting, and Nature has now, as ever, her endless beauties ami secrets for him who hath eyes to behold them. To such ihi-y are manifoKl in all seasons, and he is feasted full, whether from the balil hill-top he looks forth over a wide expanse of «^rt)ri^eous wotuls and fields, still <:reen under October skies, or .sees them brown and sere throu«rh the dim November haze, or spread white anvi far witii I )ecember snows. The truest sportsman is not a mere skillful butcher, who is (|uite imsat- isheil if hi! returns from the chase without blood upon his tjarments, but he who bears home from field and forest somethinjj^ better than }^Mine anil peltry and the triumph i-f a slayer, and who counts the da\ not lost nor ill spent thouj^h he can show no trophy of his skill. The beautiful seen, the ways of beasts and birds noted, are what lie treasures far lonjj^er than the luunber of successful in wk Hi. 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 Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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