Heart of the South Stag Moïse was a conservation officer

Moïse was a conservation officer with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources from 1978 to 2002

Once you start carrying these handy little cloth squares you’ll understand why

recalls the pleasures of “biltong” (African beef jerky)

all edges gilt

it waits in ambush for prey nearly one-third its own body length

Heart of the South Stag Moïse was a conservation officerHeart of the South, by Archibald Rutledge. Columbia, SC: The State, 1924. ix, 391 pages. Hardbound. Fine copy that is exceptionally crisp and clean for a book almost a century old. Gilt on spine and front bright and fully present. Signed on title page by Rutledge. A collection of 30 of Rutledges early stories including a number of really fine pieces such as Poinsettia and Sparkplug and The Kings of Curlew Island. First (and to my knowledge only)