HUNTS WITH JOHROCKS 



such a lie in my life. Eigged for 'unting, only 

 putting on my hat 'stead of my cap, and on 

 'orseback by daylight Xerxes full of fun 

 Arterxerxes dullish Bin. rode the latter, in his 

 new tops and spurs " Now," said I to Bin. as we 

 rode to the kennel, "you are hentering upon a 

 most momentous crisis If you apply yourself 

 diligently and assiduously to your callin', and learn 

 to be useful in kennel, and to cheer the 'ounds 

 with a full melodious woice such a woice, in fact, 

 as the tall lobster-merchant with the green plush 

 breeches and big calves, that comes along our 

 street of a still evenin', with his basket on his 

 'ead, cryin', ' ~Lov-sters I fine LoB-sfers ! ' has, there 

 is no sayin' but in course of time you may 

 arrive at the distinguished 'onour of readin' an 

 account of your doin's in Bell's Life or the 

 Field-, but if you persist in playin' at marbles, 

 chuck farthin', and flyin' kites, 'stead of attendin' 

 in the stable, I'll send you back to the charity 

 school from whence you came, where you'll be 

 rubbed down twice a day with an oak towel, and 



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