Life at Limber 



her sisters and brothers, who often stayed with her, were as 

 proficient at skating and hockey as they were at nearly all 

 other games of skill. Sleighing, in sleighs specially constructed 

 and very primitive, and which turned over on the slightest 

 provocation, was another source of fun, and the spills amused 

 us as much as the exhilaration of the runs. When I look 

 back I cannot help but think what a splendid time it was 

 for those in the swim of it all, with Maunsell as our ring- 

 leader. 



Healthy young life it was, with all its pleasures ahead, and 

 the world opening out, and apparently holding in the future 

 still greater possibilities of more splendid achievements. Truly, 

 the world of sport is great and glorious when men and women 

 " play the game." Surely, it brings out the finest qualities that 

 we poor human beings possess. From many instances that 

 could be brought forward, it proves that the true sportsman, 

 when called upon to contribute to his country's welfare, can be 

 trusted to show, by his singleness of aim, sterling honesty and 

 courage, that although, hitherto, a devotee of sport for his own 

 enjoyment, he will certainly hold his own in a very different 

 sphere of life, and prove as enthusiastic for his nation's well- 

 being as he was for honest sport followed for pure sport's 

 sake. 



And so it is a happy remembrance for all who knew 

 Maunsell personally, and especially for those related to him by 

 the nearest ties, that it was in his joyous young manhood he 

 laid the foundations of his extraordinary success as a sportsman 

 in the hunting field, on the racecourse, and in later years as a 

 judge of horses. Further, all who knew him agree that he 

 would have made his mark in Parliament had he liked, for 

 there in a brief membership he showed the same straight- 

 forwardness of purpose, power of personal application to detail, 



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