One old friend, old Henry, made up his mind to revolt against his wife's cupidity. Coming home one winter night after a shoot, at which he had been so lucky as to pocket a couple of pounds, the temptation to conceal them from his good dame was irresistible. He buried the coins beside an old ash-stump in one of his woods--well beyond scenting distance from his cottage. He knew from many a past experience that if he left a farthing in his pockets overnight it would be gone before morning. That night no sleep came to him. His conscience was troubled. He turned and tossed; as his good-wife put it, "He carried on like, so as he couldn't sleep hisself, nor wouldn't let I." At last the good woman, who had drawn his pockets in vain, put a straight question: "'Enry," said she, "what _be_ up with 'ee?" Then 'Enry confessed: he told how he had buried two pounds beside the ash-stump. And then the two of them rose, in the middle of that winter night, and walked out into the wood until they stumbled on the ash-stump, and they dug until they found the money. As poor Henry used to say, in days when no good-wife remained to take his gains, "That'll tell ye a little what her was like." INDEX Acorns, 234, 235 August, 159 Badger, 121, 122, 254, 255 Barren birds, 162 Beaters, 41, 233, 275; compensation for wounded, 244 Birds, at mating-time, 60 Blackbirds, 123 Broody hens, 73 Bullfinches, 122, 123 Cats, 29, 30, 96, 123, 133, 263, 264 Cattle, in woods, 112, 113 Chalk-pits, 255, 256 Christmas shooting, 294, 295 Clues, 161 Cornfields, inhabitants of, 163; sport in, 167 Covert-shooting, 262, 263, 271 Crows, 49 Cubbing, 181, 182 Cubs, 8, 9, 59, 149, 150, 151, 178, 190, 191, 286 Cub-snatching, 89, 90 Dog-dealing, 199 Dogs, for ratting, 98; poachers', 16, 17 Dog-washing, 153 Dormice, 208, 230 Doves, 156, 157 Duck, 159 Fear and flight, 46, 47 Feathers, 130 Ferrets, 95 Fieldfares, 37 Foxes, 8, 9, 60, 149, 245, 248; and pheasants, 124, 246; and ferrets, 256; and rabbits, 45; and snares, 245, 247; how to keep from nests, 153; in corn, 167; on shooting days, 268, 269; trapping, 23, 24; turned down, 119 Foxgloves, for dog-washing, 155 Fur, changes of colour, 25, 26 Game, and motors, 125; and wire, 135, 136; and water, 142 Gamekeeper, 6, 11, 17, 26, 30, 41, 81, 82, 103, 131, 132, 141, 144, 208, 227, 228, 287, 289, 290-292, 297-304; and marriage, 13, 14; and new berth, 14; appearance of, 210; as advertiser, 14; as chorister, 103; as cook, 6, 116, 117; as dog-dealer, 199; as gardener, 6, 9-11; cottage and pets of, 3, 4; dress of, 104, 300; dinner of, 7; ethics of, 5; larder of, 5-7; holidays of, 12, 13, 209-211; in North and South, 15; position, wages, privileges, and perquisites of, 1-3 Gipsies, 215