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Show Ij WAKBMAN'S WANDERINGS 1 onmsH poachers ano their in QENIOU3 WILES. TtieAMIfletei-it Aa.tarlly or tl.ltl.l, flame Jtaraeeere Tfaele Uiaraeter, lettie,l, a.l trontlarari lllutttatetl Ulereallng 1'erei.nal I iperleeee. lOnrn-lit. leu, by EJr L -.Veaemaa.1 CARLIILt, England, Jnu 1-My flra In. Irujuctluoto. umlih tnubtr In tbt encleot city of Otlirar on a igmiut'i nlornlngln lU I araii.lrrcd ontcf Kile Madlaan't quaint lluu Inn bcfut eunrlae, nj after a few mothe-ite on tlie nuar amoeg the il.htrlr,- of Cladtlagh ha alette.) for a atroll out Oughteranl way Aa I irae crottlrit queen a bridge mjr alien lion era attracted by I, tin. I red, upon liuu dredaof aalmon In Die a'tlllon-water of Ilia Corrlb beneath. Tltey lay, bunched In liroiii of ecoreaand more. In llllla pocket' inola of the greatcat ilrih, their now HMInirn-iitrcain, bnl alettie ahoaleap l-ai-antly a niollouleet at the rocky bed ol I La titer beneath litem. Kara early foi tlalway, Kli at tho Clad.lagh aide, aa II. , leeiy oll loon li hardly aitlr before ( Ro'rtock. Hulll-ad etoodlhert eenrrrlya mlnuta -alien man In corduroy, huh B, Iowa. Jotlajr rap and elanr, ami hearing f hnita club In Me I. and, itr'.rwicl.ci me Ml from tbt city tile. I la Kara ma aeharti m Ituki.f acrnllnr, totiche-l Ma hat alcr EJ- get'cally and walked emartly away lit K waa one of Ilia royal tlahcry Ituanl water H ItaltlfT., aud waa la Cjlleel of aalinon poach er, I la waa hardly ont of aliht hrfora llarr ft f toted innf..1lord-l.iri Ilia bridj-e. lit bk In turn ecrutlnlu-d ui clcly nnd pieel, Bk A moment later Ihemah'e arm elld along K tho wnjal tda-liatolia roping of Iba Irldgo. Then ll.rr-al a gentle iU'i In Haw terbelotr, lholn-.n kept etralglit on, In-, In-, rrcaalngtbeapcMiif hltwalk. Directly I eaw fit arm l-tVed Ita. k, aa If hy n auddcn 5 remap f ro lite LrMca aide orcr tha roping B Thru ha aecmrd to rirrt vary areal etrrngth, while there lea aoma llllla com H motion In tlteetream ticiiealb. Wlianorar KBI thorn'lof tholirhtuohoturtinl, put hlatl K Lowa upon tha roplnir In an atlltuJa ol cuntamplallou(atnl HAltM Ihua for a few W mlnntra. llnally ba uam olT tha hrlilm i rml an.l turnnl lowanl tha hay. Ullh- SJ out aaarnloB to auh him, I loon aaw hltn KrKM near an oM fiillliia mill arttral rrala Uhlff Willi him Ihrro rraa now mangy ha a.. a.1 !J. nU vraa haatlly onnilllliK tha tail. ,' torn) of hlalronwra nllh nna l.an.l, wl.llt , rarrylllif hla Jarkrt In It UnsuUrly l,ay i an I Inirxy Hay with tht other. Tha Inrt- footnl man lia.1 within thrca uilnulaa' lima capture 1 two hut. aalmon with a innhlcrona 'ilrair honk" animl wild alx hum hooka) nml tho lail with Iht pouchy jarket, who I a.1 nlolnnl him, waaln wait-Initta-nralh tha hrMjreenil to care fur 0h, h.M.ka ami lln In flflren mlnutaa ninra Uia two aalmon were r1reae anil In the "h'rrln aklht" of tha Hihwlrra, Mag hawkxl about tho clln ami tha Uurrlb poacher hail aecumlalKntahltllnica for hU tteft mornlDK'a work, i Mynaxtctperlenro waa whlla n gurt ;; iIurlniiaphMMUtahooton Ihtktmranaof i young nobleman In one of tha l:oiillli vj mlillan.1 rouutlea. Homo tlniailurlnir tha j lay'a munlrroua onatausht tiion tboblnW IM J hailloaladlnilnullre, Irtittoinavaluahlo li noiekoolc Itaworrlatlmathatlannoilia I'll Aral niorrliiK, dmaxt ami atola ilown Into ami out of tha nulla jard throuith tho m hiiKa ouau lata faclnit tba alda neat tha ilrmeane, Wforo aoul aatlr alwut tha rutlra (ilaro, I felt aura ot my abllllr to f lltroTrrthtloeiilllyof Iht pretloua ilay'a m tillfna hy followlniilo tba rlatLt tho ila- inrantwaJt, wbUhmuitlMil to tha llttlt K iatch of low oa-u cvpaa where Iht haaa K aula bad Iven ilrltrn by tha "bmtlnk-" of if tbt attendant, nhumhir of whom, noleil fa for their woodcraft,aod h ho wero lounitera vm attbeuearrlllaffe, ha.1 Iwen prraanl Into V eerrlca. Thtwaltaurroiindlnutbtdenieant Kaaof rouglialorit and rubble, conical at tha top, Ha creat lielnir rendetM aeemilialy m InipaiwaMa by murdrroue plecee of broken Klaaa liuheddnl In tha mortar. It Mae E l.anlly itaylliihl, and a.lbltk uiUt midernl ordinary ubjecte ttlll mora ImlMlnrt, I therefortalloply followritthq wall chwely, H now ami then touebluu It with a atolil E walklnuatlckl had taken with ma from d my chamlar, hnt oftanrr toachlbn it Keutly B at lutervnlawltlnnyhaniL D I waa not Ionic Id laualnf lie Hot of fl hearler foreat and rrachlniilha open place B whtrt I felt aura tbeprtvlou ilay'a alauu. I tcr of phaaaanta had occurred, and Jmt a B larhaml left tha nail, following my lm. B I.ulMof eeercliorrr tht ahoollnn ground, R tayflniteracaiualn coolact with iht huihy ft l.alrof n tuaua heail. I am not exactly no a ululate, but that hair and tba man under I It cama up aloniialda of that driuceut wall E tOlicorly myuwn height, na lU tlertnaoa C uy."lmiiiiiohllckr'aod I loauntljr aaw J 1 ba.1 taken, ml handed, Hut eclnitn of Iht I'lililUh poacher. Tht (act waa alt Iht mora Inlrmllnic aa I rrrojinlixl In tht I prrrloua raaral ont of tha "laMlere" em-v em-v ployed hy itillopra gamekeeira dilrlnit tho pretloua day'aeport. He win a laud' j amne, dirty, chunky frlluw cf Ineuty or thrrratiouia, ami ha knew how to te ne I tirll aa poacli. It lariirrnl to ma I could litlllre ll.la 1 articular "intiplamt matter" llh on tha llneaof anjulrlUK Infunnallon and In Iht rrcuveiy of my noteboik. A proper coin aHlhiuliJoeooiirrU-u aureeil ujain lhan too of the poacher'a roiuiuinloiia, aun able lo hla alunal, opiraml, One waa ft wraicurd old mau, apry aa it cricket, and tht other waa a l-l of ierhapa fifteen Iran, Tht lattrrratouro produced what hail tiiaila my quiat for, and got it half crowufurkliiroiiula. Then In few momenta mo-menta hwly eiplanallon I arcurt-J ft kooI Idraof what had been going ou In that quarter durllttf tba hUht. All thrct had ten emiloynl Vy tho gaincheeprra tha prvvloua day aa WU atera" au.1 "lirllvra," Ilia Inter til walcli for tilt felllui-blrde and carry ll.em backto"lha b." Alariftniiinherwera thuaatownl away la aecureoimla for tba 'ollowlotf IBlght'a work, lha ioachera well knew that tlfter tht treutug'e tlpa, la-er, pliea and Iniutf ul atorlea In Hit arrtanu'hall ul harueaa room, atery gainekeeia-r would alrep aoundly that night u ki l another In tht yenr. Ihey wcrt therrl t orer Iht delneautf wall and at work long tcfore mid uUbt. Their outfit aa elmpleand luei-laiiulre. luei-laiiulre. A etrongroaaUiuttnrlvo fwt loug with triple iinoaca, out In Iho mlddlt aeell Inund for yxllrlug a faaleullm on Iho i aggvil wall ci Inc, an.l another at varli B ami, auewerlns for n lliler A hand rart, fl thawhula wound with alrnw and ragato 1 Vieetnt noUoandleueu tht trail, ultbA I fturth man bealdo It aa ft MnllbaL waa . Lrougbt along for mrrj Ing a ay tba pluu- ' . '1'1,'n'l"til tht groun.U ha.1 loog.Illhaiiolea, woh a hiitl'a-eyt" Ian-Urn, Ian-Urn, and UitMeeu thiuiaulburoraomo uth alutl au.l nutchee for luaklnu auiuclgoa. They klieweterylinhof ground "la-alan" Iba ilir Ulore, and al that I lm clamor owl frlghthil broken up tht rniki oroovryalntodotacbel (Ilea of plicaunla, i and that Ibeat would retreat aa high aa . tio-.lble aniouK tha hranclMia cf larch and j flr. Tht f Jg, loo. wiu In tlu-lr faror. All sight long they had miihodlrallrhonteil j out certain trvoa, dlacovertd tho pueaeame ulthln them, amudgeil lhcm Into half In. aenalblllty an 1 dellU rutely knockvl them from their eri bee, dlipatchlnit them Iht moment they fell by liking their heoelly thurnba In Iba braluof Iht ueloddleil blnla. Tht work of galh ring iIiom hlrli ha.1 )au hUlta fiou tba 'Ut" tht prtgua day waa ten until tha break of day, and wai Just about completed aa t had unit upon tha ttTne. IXizena went oyer tht wall Into tht waiting cart In the few rain litet of my Inentlgatlon Tht polea, the lad, a I iht llllla old mm follol. Aa Iht burly fellow I had canght fol lowej thiea, an I lit waa Hill aatrldt tht wall,wbera hthail pounded Ihe glaaa awar an I daubed corerlngof l.ar.1 clay, t aakr.1 tint how many Ihey had probably taken, "line doan't lightly know," waa hie mod eat and hoareely wblwred rejolmleri "llkca tli-ra ha nigh onto forty brace!' Tln pulling .hla forelock and winking wlaely he dlaaiprarrd. Tha nooeed ro lid gently after him, and I heard the ewUhy aound of tha atrnw wrapped wbeele grow fainter, and Anally allent, aa I act out on tny return tothacaatlt Iht way I lw pmplt In America, or for that matter mat-ter here, have any adequate Idea of tha trt-mcndouaaiinit trt-mcndouaaiinit aunually eipended In tht preeemtlon an 1 taking of gaint In Kng laml, Ireland atiil!col'ahil. On A former ocratlml t had need to aeeurt tht figure fur fcotlaml alobt. II log and rUhlng, with attendant expellee, annually VAt llrllleh aiwrtunen In etentbiiid tWi. Uf hat inu.l Iba aum total cvnet quenlly l-e tor tht thret klniphimaf Here, theu, hat onct found the real origin of lMchere ami wcliog Ktery llrlton l A hum apottatnan. Ifenct with ercryao,uart rml of groan I tinder lea- aa a "abo-HIng," an I retry lineal nal of ahore, of beck, lairn, rlerr, loch or harbor under leaet to aomt-Uly aomt-Uly aa a "n.hlng," mlllluna art debarred by the aetrreet game lawa In Hit world from any uaa whaiercrot Iht hal and tpin. anrt hy alrallh and Illegally lew aa la theanaltof tht rofriuloiial poacherlt mnt not te anp'.l that ha tea pmei-rltwlouUaw ltrllUhnewapaara alwaya dlieiiae I lm from hla hnmorotits aide Ilia eocallon la eterywbert knonn among nllmr-ra and rotinlryarde folk, ami tl.ert art bone a ilaitanlly aa to gltt htm Into the hand of ortlrera. I ieraonally know cf uiauy Ina'anrea where wber giwluatea linre lejnntt gamekeeiera. IMIn r gamekerpera often eeek lh, ir friend-ahlp friend-ahlp rather tliail Ibrlr euiully, thua rrduo llg reagea til tha lorne.1 limit. wl tbert art well mllieiitlcAte,lce4 where milord hlmeell haa liobnulilie-l nub them for lea-aoua lea-aoua In cnnnlng an 1 wai raft. Two of lha liiol noted and .i..nrtitlblof llrltuli Iihera Infeel lhelo.li and deer fomlt (nthtrlclnllyof I'in-t Wllliei-i Ekotland. Una la narueil Mareeran, an 1 tbt Mhe'r, a confirmed tramp pom her, I known ft'iout tho region of Uirh I'll aaMUmtuy Mog Ilia." ,Mrewan aeema unran'Ulhable In lS liord Aldnger, of lurrrloehy llouae, i.M.ilnr.1 an Inlenllrt agaltut hltn Ma Inimnliately aorurnl lla removal fur fit, a pall, only of Ibt pioercd of 10 daya'ahfotlug In bird Alifoaer'a preerice, alnrt which llint hi operation hava not U-n Interfered with Ilia greateet rvt-liuce rvt-liuce are, however, a unl by night "aarep-Ing" "aarep-Ing" by aHnea of tha la ot Hit titer le-hy, linn Jred of gnlet or young aalmon and tomoMii. trout alwaya being eeoured. "Dniuay Mogloa" I mort of A poacher angler and leva of a 4rale. lla wandcre at' will among the flramplau Irnut alreama, auppljing tht tablea of the nobility nllb tha i holceat trout front their owliatrcania, and haa been ofTrml fabulnoa aunia fur a gllmpM of hla marrrloua 'lllea." Hut a year alnco laird jlorton arnt a )uung IHiarher reellenton hi Anlgoureatatt lu Cameron of lxh rill, lagging him to employ em-ploy him aa a aMIa n order to aupprrta Ida genlu for Niarlilug An entire vol unit might In Ailed with almllar Incldnita anlllluitrallnn. IWhlug I carried on among tht vaat deer fore! and In airtain ami p-wl aweeplng"liy net In a moet laaleea ami ileAint manoer. It la almply Impoulbla to prorldt aulllclent gatnikeeiera ami gll Ilea lo prolect the foreata from tht Inniad f.f MMcher "atalkera.1' ami tha eiachera of Atharoeo thoroughly organlAe.1, and In audden cottAlcta with water hallllTa handlt Ihtlatlrrao II llea.ly, Hat Hit bollllt luually aeek aeclualou tather than tht in t rainier. Uentitnt cunning, patience, with mar vcluua iruwr and wiaelrraft, art thrrefnrt mort often found lu thot laiachera wh hang about Hit outakllfanf wellatiakeil Shooting'1 and prevcrree, alert a ajiah row hawkanr moor liuiianl for wnlta cf rvcrdeerrlpllou which bare tuarkrt valae. l'lteauint and groiiet puaihlng bring tbt moil profitable return. AMt from lha night raid de rllaal above, the Ingenloua tcvlct la murted 1 1 of Ailing a gaint coi k with attlAclal enure, andateallluly pla,o lug him aloogtJJe tht pheaaant luieru Tht pugiiAcloua pheaMnl curka Inttantly teiwnd lo tha gaint cocka crow lug challenge, chal-lenge, an.l ofteil tbret or four bract of pheaeanla art thua taken Agalu lu Ho huh aye near wham plicae ante att bred they may often lea ecen eiratchlngaiid rolling lu lha dliatof tbt road. Thtlaaubrrprovidea hlmu-lf llli rnru kemelloto which aliarl brUtlee bait leenlnHrteiL llieatartgrreillly detoured, ami tbt bird, choking to death In Ibt hdlircen quickly and 'inletlydli patched. HrouM ant taken by being ahol from tw hind alont wall, ail entire brutal ofteu being be-ing picked nil at a time. If tbt l-o.ul.tr leein hlnuelf out i( alghti with Hit hair nnrea eel on Hit moor hllloike, In Hit 'tuna" around tlu-iu, and la-tweeii Iht "net" among tbt heather,aml Juat Uf.ira da)break, by allk ilrrtgnela tilth glared holtome,oll luoora which art ryatrliiatle-ally ryatrliiatle-ally burnt, au cnltrt oovey olteu being Uiageil at one an rep. Inn Hit nioal deleetablt cf all llrltl.li puaiJiaralathalaholnuilethlrf tthoienta for from twenty to eighty ahllllog, front aoma moorland farmer or )eoman,H liny "hill abuollng," lla will ait that it hat a tnoorlard atream and pttchea cf ewret heather, and that It laauiiuy and ahellervd. Thiilaallthat I required lu comprlt ftrorlttrraorlformouriaihK Itwlllalxi fnrnUh a few harea ami tarhata aomt I Urk gaiua among Hit bnukcu. Tu thla ipot enrry after covey of moorblrda will cuine for heather and water. They coma III Well deAned Alkkta, and alight In iht very taint lani tttty uiornlng. Tht moucher almply notea all ll.e Alghta, cuiiraea, "dip" cf flight ami alighting gninnda, and arte hi lljnrl beforo day. 1 heyatt heavy bird. Ay atralght and aw I ft, ami on atrlklug tht net become hoa;lely rntangleil or drop etunned Into tha lg la-lieath, A mouchtr renting a "hlllaldt thootlng'1 at forty ehllllugi will thua often, without dlKharklng a gun, lakt nvort pamt than tau ha aliownaa bagged at tba endof aabootlugeMuouoti thoUrgv! and beet conducted burnt reaervea of llrltaln. l.WAU I. WAkLUAS, 'Iho Brarrtt lh.it an lluglUh (tapir darvt to oaiut toward crltlcUlng Hit gambling heir to Hit) Ililtlali throno It contained in the folldwfug ucrJt from tho liudon Tltni-a. "Wo almoat wleli the rdnco cf Walca Lad ilgnod an affrt-o-tnent that ho would titter touch a card again." Kuppuao aow It had been ehowu tluit the Mm of I'n-aidcut IlarHaon habit-nalljr habit-nalljr carrul -vtltb him a gaiiilJIng out-Hi out-Hi ami utol It, too, on lilt traveli Kin vliltt, what itorm It would Into rahwd. Amirlca would not lura boon large enongU to hold that prratdvut'i on, and tht nruaiduut hlmeLU would liate Itu to rcalgu on aocount of the caudal. VctlliowholeF.ngllbnillt , ao.reelralnej by wUj! la called Itfjaltr that It Uoi not due apeak cut lu plain worda about the uuccurttecanJ.il. Next j time a llrlton boaata that Kngland la at frceaaAimiicareuiliid ulmct the Clot ilua-Cuuiciljg liHault, |