Two impenitent correspondents reply _to Honsty and. this journal in the correspondence columns to-day. Not only is it contended that riding over the winter wheat does no harm, but it Is actually suggested that it does it good. The former may po correct if the planted areas were ridden over very occasionally, but this journal is given to understand that it is becoming regular practice, It is very dimeult to believe that the continual treading down of young plants does them any good. at all, but rather that they are considerably harmed by such Practice. Indeed the arguments reproduced day bear all the stigmata of mental processes which seek to find justification for doing wrong, and it is again insisted that the infection of any damage at all upon the goods of these humble farmers and market gardeners, especially if there is to be no compensation—and it has not yet been suggested that there has been any this case—is wholly unwarrantable and repre-sensible. These peasants are for the most part inarticulate, wresting @ poor living from their small holdings and nothing shauld be done which in any way interferes with their tivell= hood. It "ever there were atime when the lutmest consideration should be shown an fortunate people it is now; 10 visit upon them the results of inconveniences to which riders are at present subjected indicates nothing either of courtesy or the possession of a truly sporting spirit, "In fact it shows something quite the reverse. It some of the real sperling community were to assist the victims of this practice to vindieale their rights by legal process a. stop zht be put to such goings-on. It would certain= ly end such obnoxious. behaviour even if only, because those quilly of it would not care to have the trouble of defending prosecutions for trespass, and trespassing is ¢xaelly what they are doing.
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