the sportsman(塰強埀)-及13嫗
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
��5�А 。�tekhnazein��。 Cf。 Ael。 ;N。 A。; vi。 47�察 �ap。 Schneid。 A fact for
Uncle Remus。
As soon as the track is clear�撮�6�А �the huntsman will push on a little
farther�察�and it will bring him either to some embowered spot��7�А�or craggy
bank�察�since gusts of wind will drift the snow beyond such spots�察�whereby a
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store of couching´places��8�А�is reserved��9�В察�and that is what puss seeks。
��6�А �Discovered。;
��7�А �Thicket or overhanging crag。;
��8�А。�eunasima���察 �places well adapted for a form。;
��9�А�Al。 ;many places suited for her form are left aside by puss�察 �but
this she seeks。;
If the tracks conduct the huntsman to this kind of covert he had better
not approach too near�察�for fear the creature should move off。 Let him make
a circuit round�察 �the chances are that she is there�察 �and that will soon be
clear�察�for if so�察�the tracks will not trend outwards from the place at any
point。��10�А�
��10�А �L。 Dind。 emend。 ��oudamoi���察 �the tracks will not pass in any
direction outwards from such ground。;
And now when it is clear that puss is there�察�there let her bide�察�she will
not sir�察�let him set off and seek another�察�before the tracks are indistinct�察�
being careful only to note the time of day�察 �so that�察 �in case he discovers
others�察�there will be daylight enough for him to set up the nets。��11�А�When
the final moment has come�察�he will stretch the big haye nets round the first
one and then the other victim ��precisely as in the case of one of those
black thawed patches above named���察 �so as to enclose within the toils
whatever the creature is resting on。��12�А�As soon as the nets are posted�察�up
he must go and start her。 If she contrive to extricate herself from the
nets�撮�13�А�he must after her�察�following her tracks�察�and presently he will find
himself at a second similar piece of ground ��unless�察�as is not improbable�察�
she smothers herself in the snow beforehand��。��14�А�Accordingly he must
discover where she is and spread his toils once more�察 �and�察 �if she has
energy still left�察�pursue the chase。 Even without the nets�察�caught she will
be�察 �from sheer fatigue�撮�15�А �owing to the depth of the snow�察 �which balls
itself under her shaggy feet and clings to her�察�a sheer dead weight。
��11�А�Al。 ;to envelop the victims in the nets。;
��12�А�Lit。 ;whatever the creature is in contact with inside。;
��13�А�Cf。 Aesch。 ;Prom。; 87�察�Poto tropo tesd' ekkulisthesei tukhes��。
��14�А�Or�察 �if the creature is not first suffocated in the snow itself。;
��15�А�See Pollux�察�v。 50。 ;She must presently be tired out in the heavy
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snow�察�which balls itself like a fatal clog clinging to the under part of
her hairy feet。;
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For hunting fawns��1�А�and deer�撮�2�А�Indian dogs��3�А�should be employed�察�
as being strong�察�large�察�and fleet´footed�察�and not devoid of spirit�察�with these
points they will prove well equal to the toil。
��1�А �See Hom。 ;Il。; xxii。 189�察 �x。 361�察 �Od。; iv。 35�察 �Aelian�察 �N。 A。;
xiv。 14�察�xvii。 26�察�Geopon。 xix。 5。
��2�А 。�e elaphos�� ��generic�察 �Attic�� = hart or hind�察 �of roe ��Capreolus
caprea�� or red ��Cervus elaphus�� deer alike�察�I suppose。 See St。 John�察�
;Nat。 Hist。 and Sport in Moray。;
��3�А�Of the Persian or Grecian greyhound type perhaps。 See Aristot。 ;H。
A。; viii。 28�察�Aelian�察 �N。 A。; viii。 1�察�Pollux�察�v。 37�察�38�察�43�察 �Plin。 ;H。
N。; vii。 2�察�viii。 28�察�Oppian�察 �Cyn。; i。 413。
Quite young fawns��4�А �should be captured in spring�察 �that being the
season at which the dams calve。��5�А�Some one should go beforehand into
the rank meadowlands��6�А�and reconnoitre where the hinds are congregated�察�
and wherever that may be�察�the master of the hounds will set offwith his
hounds and a supply of javelinsbefore daylight to the place in question。
Here he will attach the hounds to trees��7�А�some distance off�察�for fear of
their barking�撮�8�А �when they catch sight of the deer。 That done he will
choose a specular point himself and keep a sharp look´out。��9�А �As day
breaks he will espy the hinds leading their fawns to the places where they
will lay them severally to rest。��10�А �Having made them lie down and
suckled them�察�they will cast anxious glances this way and that to see that
no one watches them�察 �and then they will severally withdraw to the side
opposite and mount guard�察 �each over her own offspring。 The huntsman�察�
who has seen it all�撮�11�А �will loose the dogs�察 �and with javelins in hand
himself advance towards the nearest fawn in the direction of where he saw
it laid to rest�察�carefully noting the lie of the land�撮�12�А�for fear of making
some mistake�察�since the place itself will present a very different aspect on
approach from what it looked like at a distance。
��4�А �See above�察 �v。 14。 I do not know that any one has answered
Schneider's question�此 �Quidni sensum eundem servavit homo
religiosus in hinnulis�拭�
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��5�А �The fawns ��of the roe deer�� are born in the spring�察�usually early
in May�察─�Lydekker�察 �R。 N。 H。; ii。 p。 383�察�of the red deer ;generally in
the early part of June�察─�ib。 346。
��6�А 。�orgadas�� = ;gagnages�察─�du Fouilloux�察 �Comment le veneur doit
aller en queste aux taillis ou gaignages pour voir le cerf a veue�察─�ap。
Talbot�察�op。 cit。 i。 p。 331。
��7�А�Or�察 �off the wood。;
��8�А�It seems they were not trained to restrain themselves。
��9�А�Or�察 �set himself to observe from some higher place。; Cf。 Aristoph。
;Wasps�察─�361�察。�nun de xun oplois�� �� ��andres oplitai diataxamenoi�� ��
��kata tas diodous skopiorountai��。 Philostr。 784。
��10�А �See Pollux�察 �v。 77�察 �Aristot。 ;H。 A。; ix。 5。 Mr。 Scrope ap。
Lydekker�察 �R。 N。 H。; ii。 p。 346�察�states that the dam of the red deer
makes her offspring ;lie down by a pressure of her nose�察─ �etc。
��11�А�Lit。 ;when he sees these things。;
��12�А�Or�察 �the features of the scene;�察 �the topography。;
When his eye has lit upon the object of his search�察�he will approach
quite close。 The fawn will keep perfectly still�察�glued��13�А�as it were to earth�察�
and with loud bleats suffer itself to be picked up�察�unless it happen to be
drenched with rain�察�in which case�察�it will not stay quiet in one place。 No
doubt�察 �the internal moisture of the animal congeals quickly with the
cold��14�А�and causes it to shift its ground。 Caught in that case it must needs
be�察�but the hounds will have work enough to run the creature down。��15�А�
The huntsman having seized the fawn�察 �will hand it to the keeper。 The
bleating will continue�察�and the hind�察�partly seeing and partly hearing�察�will
bear down full tilt upon the man who has got her young�察�in her desire to
rescue it。 Now is the moment to urge on the hounds and ply the javelins