This is a story that some of our old hands may recall
The estate used 2 ghillies, one for the ponies and one as a rifleman, the ponieman was very much the senior ghillie of some 40years on the hill and seen 2 lairds to the
ground, the rifleman had just joined the team and was keen to impress the stalker and clients.. This estate used the the ghillies thus:- 2 stags a day where the norm,
when the frist stag was shot the young rifleman would drag the stag to a sutible place for the ponies to pick up the shot stag and take it back to the horsebox and unsaddle the pony and then wait for the second beast to arrive, however this day was very nasty ,weather wise, and tradtion stated that a dram was to be hab after the first stag and that what was left of the bottle went to the ghillies!
The stalking party was quite large including 1 stalker 2rifles, their wifes and 2 friends and the young ghillie making 8 in total!
The form was to have a dram after the first stag and then the bottle was left to the ghillies,and the
2 ghillies arsed what was left of the bottle,,however this was a very wild day, so by the time the second stag was shot the stalking party where ready for another dram!
Unfortunaly the bottle was emtey but still in the saddle bag, when the rifle asked for a dram for himself and his guests the young ghillie paniced for fear of lossing his job, The old boy said with confidence that the bottle would be forthcoming from the saddlebag, so he wondered of to the ponies which where some distance from the guests, to the horror of the young lad, the old boy pulled out his member and emtied his bladder into the emtpy whisky bottle.
The old boy then informed the rifle that he has the dram for them and marches to deliver the bottle of pishh!
The younster see`s all this and recons he for down the road. Just before the rifle takes the bottle out of the old boys hand he drops it onto a rock and it shatters
followed by much apoligies ,, and the rifle say`s that we most likely did`nt need it!! Face Saved
with wind and rain.
25. Cunning and wit like a fox