ILLUSTRATIONS 



1. ' Werry good indeed most beautiful, in fact wot honour I 



arrive at ! ' (page 12), .... Frontispiece 



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2. The Italian plaster of Paris poll-parrot merchant (page 21), 8 



3. ' Talliho ! talliho ! hoop ! hoop ! hoop ! away ! away ! 



away!' holloaed Mat Maltby (page 30), ... 16 



4. Bang, the horse shot past Mr. Jorrocks, Benjamin scream- 



ing, yelling, and holding on by the mane (page 31), . 24 



5. ' Come hup ! I say, you hugly beast ! ' roared he, giving 



a tremendous jerk of the rein, upon which the horse 

 flew back, pulling Jorrocks downwards in the muddy 

 ditch (page 34), ....... 32 



0. Xerxes, who had borne Ben gallantly before the body of 

 the pack, came tearing along, like a poodle with a 

 monkey on his back, when, losing the cry of hounds, 

 the horse suddenly stopped short, and off flew Ben- 

 jamin beside the fox, who, all wild with fear and rage, 

 seized Ben by the nose (page 35), .... 40 



7. 'I hope you'll brick your neck, ye nasty ugly ould thief!' 



(page 54), 48 



8. 'Speak, I say! vot are you? Come hup, 'oss, I say! 



Now for a murder ! ' (page 61), . . . .56 



9. ' A-a-a sink ! here 's canny ard sweetbreeks hissel ! ' 



(page 68), . . . .64 



