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had our oatmeal with servants, but
made out across the marsh to my mind
the bigally just north of where we are
camped. We have set out failed to see
rockhens here this morning as we were
shutting the windows I saw a farm jump
out right under dash for the cover of
the fence on the other side, I crawled
in the grass she stepped just within
the cover of the trees; it was a long
shot at a very small animal but the
first shot took his hind leg he ran only
a few steps. At the second which tore thru
his chest he went down for good.
In continued hunting last and red
then deer, skunk & rabbits capercailzie
& got some blue herons in the marsh.
Returned to camp & found the two single
hunters waiting for us. After breakfast
we packed our things and started off
again.
It is good to be away & leave camp
servants comparative luxury behind
us to go off to a real hunt & a life
au naturel, we rode up the
valley mountains which had hidden this
a.m. I camped near its upper end.
Just after our tent was up it
began to rain & continued all day
P.M. However we are as comfortable