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farmers, where there is little puiietuality and less courtesy under the present 

 management. 



(3) American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine, April, 1834, page 427 : 



FOXHUNTING AND FISHING, MOUNT AIRY, U.A. 



February 18th, 1834. 



Mr. Editor. — "We have had but little foxhunting weather tliis winter. 

 On the 7th, 9th, 11th, and 12th our dogs killed onhj two reds and 

 four grays ; one of the reds ran from the shores of the Rappahannock to 

 the shores of the Potomac, and I daresay could have kept way with Nat 

 Turner in his best day. 



I eartlied one red to-day in thirty minutes, and Avhile digging for him the 

 dogs started another, and ran him an hour and a half, ))ut what l)ecame of him 

 I can't say, having been thrown out. Old Beckwitli liunts on Miss Chance, 

 now nineteen years old. 



Tlien follows an account of old Beckwith's exploits 

 with the rod, he having captured catfish weighing 1251b., 

 .2011b., and 2501b. respectively. 



Oh Molly! what a fish! 



(4) GEORGE RIDLER'S OVEN. 



An old Gloucestershire ballad, corrected accordmg to the fragments 

 of a maiui script copy found in the Speech House, m the Forest of Dean, 

 several centuries ago, and now revived. To be sung at the anniversary 

 meeting of the Gloucester Society. 



I. 

 The stivons that built George Ridler's oven 

 And than heivn from the Bleahieys quar ; 

 And George he wur a jolly old mon, 

 And his yead it grow'd above his yare. 



II. 

 One thing of George Ridler I must commend, 

 And that ivur rather a notable theng, 

 He mend his braags avore he died 

 WC any dree brothers his yonsehold zeng. 



III. 

 There's Dick the Treble, and John the Mean 

 (Let every mo7i zing in his awn pleace), 

 And George he ivur the elder brother, 

 And therevoore he would zing the Beass. 



IV. 



Mine hostess's moid (and her heawn tis 'roiin Nell), 

 A pretty wend, and I lov'd her well, 

 I lov'd her well, good reauzon why 

 Becase zshe lov'd my dog and I. 



