Excerpt from Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 0040 Issue 237 (February 1870) page 436
Title The Game Water-fowl of America
"After a season of sighs and groans I turned to my comrade, who lay in the bottom of the boat, whining at a piteous rate. The poor fellow had put both of his loads into one barrel, probably on account of "nips" he had indulged in previous to our departure from Havre de Grace. The heavily loaded instrument recoiling had nearly dislocated Charley's shoulder-joint, and whirling upward, dealt me a stunning blow."
Did they have famous Grouse in 1870?
