CHAPTER V 

 LORD MANNERS 



1884-1886 



THE season '84-' 85 I was not writing for any 

 paper, or, at least, not regularly, and I have 

 no notes with which to refresh my memory. 



Poor old Bell's Life ceased to be a weekly some 

 time in the summer of 1883 and was, I believe, 

 incorporated more or less with a sporting daily. In 

 spite of the Motto and the eye that never slept, 

 this ancient paper had been content to slumber 

 on with its out-of-date journalism, allowing the 

 Field to usurp its place and become an established 

 favourite. 



The season '83-84 I wrote for the County 

 Gentleman, which at that period was struggling to 

 keep its head above water with, I fear, rather in- 

 different success. How many times it has changed 

 hands since then I do not know, but it is still in 

 existence, and much in the same style as when I 

 knew it, but I understand it is now flourishing. 



Even in its struggling days the articles were 

 always printed in a bold, clear type, that did not try 

 the eyes to read, which is, I think, a great recom- 

 mendation to any paper. About twenty years 

 later I wrote them a series of articles on beagles. 



In the summer of 1885 I was offered " Brooks- 



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