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[Illustration: "CANNY"
_Sister._ "Why, Charles, you've got raw whiskey here!"
_Charles._ "Well, it's hardly worth while to bring water. We can always
find that as we go along--when we want it."]
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[Illustration: CAUTIOUS
_Visitor (at out-of-the-way inn in the North)._ "Do you know anything
about salmon-poaching in this neighbourhood?"
_Landlady (whose son is not above suspicion)._--"Eh--no, sir. Maybe it's
a new style of cooking as we haven't heard of in these parts, as you
see, sir, we only do our eggs that way; and"--(_brightening up_)--"if
you like 'em, I can get you a dish at once!"]
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[Illustration: A DECIDED OPINION
_Proprietor of shootings ("in the course of conversation")._ "Yes, but
you know, Sandy, it's difficult to choose between the Scylla of a shy
tenant, and the Charybdis of----"
_Sandy (promptly)._ "Aweel! Gie me the siller, an' anybuddy that likes
may hae the tither!"]
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[Illustration: _Chappie (after missing his fourth stag, explains)._
"Aw--fact is, the--aw--waving grass was in my way."
_Old Stalker._ "Hoot, mon, wad he hae me bring out a scythe?"]
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[Illustration: Our artist catches it again this winter in the
Highlands.]
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[Illustration: A FINE HEAD (BUT NOT OF THE RIGHT SORT OF CATTLE) Perkins
has paid a mint of money for his shooting, and has had bad luck all the
season. To-day, however, he gets a shot, only--it turns out to be at a
cow!]
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[Illustration: A "SCENE" IN THE HIGHLANDS
_Ill-used husband_ (_under the bed_). "Aye! Ye may crack me, and ye may
thrash me, but ye canna break my manly sperrit. I'll na come oot!!"]
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[Illustration: MR. PUNCH IN THE HIGHLANDS
He is at present on a boating excursion, and describes the motion as
extremely pleasant, and has no dread of sea-sickness.]
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[Illustration: "GAME" IN THE HIGHLANDS
_Captain Jinks._ "Birds plentiful, I hope, Donald?"
_Donald._ "Tousans, sir--in tousans."
_Captain J._ "Any zebras?"
_Donald_ (_anxious to please_). "Is't zebras? They're in tousans, too."
_Captain J._ "And gorillas, no doubt?"
_Donald._ "Well, noo an' then we see ane or twa--just like yerself."]
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[Illustration: MISS LAVINIA BROUNJONES'S ADVENTURES IN THE HIGHLANDS