Northern offensive

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mileaftermileofmoorlandstretchedouttowherethe
pine-coveredhillsrosetoweringinthebackground.
Gradually,however,wecamedowntoearthagain,andon
turningourattentiontothecricketsquareweechoedthe
wordsfromMacbeth:—``Suchwelcomeandunwelcome
thingsatonce,'tishardtoreconcile."The``wicket"
wasdistinguishableonlybywashed-outcreasemarkings,
anditsfearsomeappearancestruckterrorintoourhearts.
Onthesoft,spongyturf,freelydecoratedwithmoss,no
twoballscamethesameway;onewouldbumpoverthe
batsman'shead,andthenextwouldbeamostaggressive
submarine.Thethirdmightcomealongmoreorless
truly,butthenextwouldgotosleepinthemossand
arrivewiththemilkinthemorning!
Nothingdaunted,weputinsomepractice,andthen
retiredtothehoteltorefreshtheinnerman.hollowing
theSkipper'sbadexample,wecarriedonthegoodwork
rathertoowell,andtheimportantbusinessoffixingup
billetswasnearlyoverlookedaltogether.
fortunately,wefellonourfeetrightaway,andinMr
andMrsWhitewefoundaworthycoupleafterourown
hearts.Theirhousewasimmediatelyplacedatourdis-
posal,and,inadditiontobedroomsfortheentirestaff,we
tookover(andfurnished)aMessroom,towhichthirsty
touristsmightretireforprayer-andmeditationatanyhour
ofthedayornight!Thisprovedtobeoneofthehappiest
movesofthewholetour,andonerecordswithfeelingsof
profoundadmirationthatnomatterhowlateornoisywere
theeveningsittings,ourgenialhostandhostessnever
madetheslightestcomplaint.
1'reshtumblerswerealwaysavailabletoreplace
casualties;allsignsofnightlyrevelryhadvanishedinto
thinairbymorning,andsowepursuedthe(un)eventenor
ofourway,undisturbedbyanyanddisturbingnone!
ArrivaloftheTeam.
Afterperformingtheritescustomarywhentakingover,
Werepairedindisordertomeettheremainderoftheteam.
TheSkipper,inhisnewBalmoralbonnet,lookedthe
pictureofanHighlandlaird,butJock'sArgyllcreation
andCarltonblazerfairlytookthevillagebystorm!The
inhabitantsflockedtodoorsandwindowstoseethe

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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Pamphlets
Dates / events:	1921 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Edinburgh (inhabited place) [Probable place published] Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > Edinburgh > Leith (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Cricket (sport) Sports
Person / organisation:	Carlton Cricket Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Publisher] Carlton Cricket Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) [Subject of text] William Nimmo & Co. (Printer in Leith) [Printer]
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