(_Game played by Dumb-Crambo, Junior_)
[Illustration: Cartridges]
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[Illustration: Stubble and turn-up]
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[Illustration: Marking down]
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[Illustration: A breech loader]
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[Illustration: Hairs and part-ridges were scarce]
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[Illustration: Full cock]
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[Illustration: _Boy_ (_after watching old sportsman miss a couple of
rocketers_). "Have you shot often, uncle?"
_Uncle._ "Yes, my boy, a great deal. At one time, in Africa, I used to
live by my gun."
_Boy_ (_thoughtfully_). "Did you? And is that why you're so thin?"]
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[Illustration: _Fitz._ "I say, are _all_ your beaters out of the wood?"
_Keeper._ "Yes, sir."
_Fitz._ "Are you sure?"
_Keeper._ "Yes, sir."
_Fitz._ "Have you _counted_ them?"
_Keeper._ "No, sir; but I know they're a'right."
_Fitz._ "Then I've shot a roe deer!"]
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[Illustration: "LE SPORT."--_Keeper._ "Why didn't you fire the other
barrel, m'seer--the other barrel at the last bird?"
_Monsieur Alphonse._ "Bah! I did fire ze odher barrel! I do fire bodt
barrels togezzer! And in my own country I do shoot ze lark at twenty,
twenty-five, and sometimes dirty yards--when he stand quite still! Your
dogs zey make ze birds to flyaway"--(_insinuatingly_)--"and zey must be
fatigued. Here is money. Take zem, and buy zem somezings to eat! Leave
me to make my own dogs myself!!"]
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[Illustration: BEHIND THE SCENES.--_Beater._ "'Ere you are, Mr. Bags,
'ere's another one, but 'e bain't too fresh. I don't think 'e were
killed to-day."
_Keeper_ (_sotto voce_). "'Old your row, stupid! Of course he wasn't. We
always puts a few down where the gov'nor's goin' to stand!"]
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[Illustration: _The Laird_ (_to little Tomkyns, who is being initiated
into the mysteries of deer-stalking_). "Don't move a step.] Lie down
where you are!"]
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