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THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



[1879 



crossed the Severn. On his return Mr. Plunket dashed 

 oft' the above, which is very characteristic of one, who, 

 with so much talent and amiability, was too early removed 

 from us. 



Copy of a characteristic letter from the late A. H. 

 Bartley, the maker of the well known 



Leading Articles. 



Fj-o) 



BARTLEY AND SONS, 



Bootmakers. 



250, Oxford Street, London, W. 



January 16th, 1879. 

 To 



The Rev. Hon. W. R. VERNEY, 

 Liglithorue Rectory, Warwick. 



Sir, 



The boots were 'sent on the 24th of December, directed to the Crown 

 Inn, Leamington, to be called for. I suppose tliey have been there ever 

 since. I think that my man may have put anotlier pair of spurs in the box ; 

 if so, kindly let your servant send them back. I trust that the frost has gone 

 for good, and that you will hear the words " hohl hard " for many a day to 



come. 



Your most obedient servant, 



A. H. Bartley. 

 From Lord Willoughby de Broke's diary : 



February 7th, 1879, Wroxton Abbey. — Drew all the Wroxton coverts 

 blank. Found at Chamberlain's, ran along the side of the brook towards 

 Angel's Piece, turned to the right, and sunk the hill, over the Great Western 

 Railway, and ran a wide ring round Clattercote and Olaydou ; recrossed the 

 I'ailway near Claydon Crossing, and ran by Farnborough House, through 

 MoUington Wood, and along the brow of the hill, pointing for Chamberlain's 

 again. Here we came to a long check, having run one hour and fifty minutes 

 almost Avithout one. The horses were all beat. Lord Camperdown's horse 

 lay down in a field, and the kennel horses were not much better. To add to 



