Tohim，inaccordancewithhisexistingideas，rurallifeundersuchcircumstanceswouldbeimpossible。Asmallpanofcharcoal，andanhonourabledeath—bed，wouldgivehimreliefafterhisfirstexperienceofsuchaninvasion。
NorwouldtheEnglishfarmerputupwiththeinvasion，iftheEnglishfarmerwerenothimselfahuntingman。Manyfarmers，doubtless，donothunt，andtheybearit，withmoreorlessgrace;buttheyareinuredtoitfromtheirinfancy，becauseitisinaccordancewiththehabitsandpleasuresoftheirownrace。
Nowandagain，ineveryhunt，somemancomesup，whois，indeed，morefrequentlyasmallproprietornewtothegloriesofownership，thanatenantfarmer，whodeterminestovindicatehisrightsandopposethefield。Heputsupawire—fenceroundhisdomain，thusfortifyinghimself，asitwere，inhiscitadel，anddefiestheworldaroundhim。Itiswonderfulhowgreatistheannoyancewhichonesuchmanmaygive，andhowthoroughlyhemaydestroythecomfortofthecovertsinhisneighbourhood。But，strongassuchanoneisinhisfortress，therearestillthemeansoffightinghim。Thefarmersaroundhim，iftheybehuntingmen，maketheplacetoohottoholdhim。Tothemheisathingaccursed，amantobespokenofwithallevillanguage，asonewhodesirestogetmoreoutofhislandthanProvidence，thatis，thananEnglishProvidence，hasintended。Theirownwheatisexposed，anditisabominabletothemthatthewheatofanothermanshouldbemoresacredthantheirs。
Allthisisnotsufficientlyrememberedbysomeofuswhentheperiodoftheyearcomeswhichistryingtothefarmer\'sheart，whentheyoungcloverisgrowing，andthebarleyhasbeenjustsown。Farmers，asarule，donotthinkverymuchoftheirwheat。Whensuchridingispracticable，ofcoursetheyliketoseementaketheheadlandsandfurrows;buttheirheartsarenotbrokenbythetracksofhorsesacrosstheirwheat—fields。I
doubt，indeed，whetherwheatisevermuchinjuredbysuchusage。