MR. JORROCKS'S JOURNAL 



CHAPTER II 



MR. JORROCKS'S JOURNAL 



A PAGE or two from Mr. Jorrocks's Journal, 

 which he has kindly placed at our dis- 

 posal, will perhaps best elucidate the 

 doings of the early days of his reign over the 

 Handley Cross foxhounds. 



' Saturday. Awoke with desperation 'ead ach 

 " Dragon " brandy carn't be good Dreamed the 

 Lily-vite-sand train had run off with me, and 

 chucked me into the channel Called to Binjimin 

 the boy snorin' sound asleep ! only think, 

 snorin' sound asleep, the werry mornin' after comin' 

 down to whip into a pack of fox'ounds fear he 

 has no turn for the chase. Pulled his ears, and 

 axed him what he was snorin' for. Swore he 

 wasn't snorin ! Never heard a boy of his size tell 

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