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in the hands of the publick, and to a private lettef 

 or two inclofed) in confirmation of what is ad*. 



celebrated author fecn him (a« 1 did) perform the following office 

 of humanity, he would have treated him more tenderly, and for liis 

 virtue's fake, have bUried his foibles in oblivion. 



ANECDOTE. 



Mr. Sharpe, when he refided in Surry, ufed frequently to hunt 

 with Mr. Korthey's harriers. I was riding with hinl by the fide of 

 them one day, when a heetUefs fervant galloped in among the pack, 

 kicking one of them to a diltance; the poor animal yelled woefully; 

 Mr. S. flopped immediately, and ordered his groom to examine 

 the hurt j a leg was broke in t^Vo pla<!es. H6 himfelf, tho' of the 

 lirft eminence in his profeflion, alighted, took the dog in his arms, 

 fat down upon a mole-hill, difpatched his fervant to a diilant juni- 

 per bufh to cut fplinters, took off hisoWn garter, fet the poor crea- 

 ture's fra<^ured limb, bound it up with the utmoft tendemefs, laid 

 it u)>on his own great-coat, on the pummel of liis fervant' s fuddle, 

 direi^led hint to walk liis horfe gently with it to Epfom, told him the 

 pofition it fhould be confined in, and that it fhould be fed by hand 

 till a callous was formed, which being readily complied with, (as it 

 was a favourite dog of Mri. Northey's) it foon grew well, and 

 before the hunting-feafon was over, followed the fport with its 

 wonted keennefs. 



Though fond of the diverfion, and impatient of delay when the 

 hounds were i-unning, I tarried on this occafion, and was eye-wit- 

 nefs to the fcene, which I think preponderates in the fcale of hu^ 

 manity, before eitlier of thofe famous ones of the Monk and his 

 fnuff-box, the dead afs, or weeping Maria, fo inimitably wrought 

 up by Sterne himfelf. 



As Mr. Sharpe was well known at Batli, it is With pleafurc that 

 I fend thither this tribute to his memory, 



T. SOUTH. 



Tlic above anecdote, though not agricultural, will not 

 be unylcafing to the lovers of humanity in that line,] 



F 2 vanced. 



