MR JOEKOCKS'S JOURNAL 



Bin. not to cry "boil'd Jnov-sters" as he did on 

 Saturday, but to sing out in a cheerful woice, rich 

 and melodious, like the boiled-lobster merchant. 

 Axed what to sing out ? Why, " get on 'ounds," 

 ven 'ounds 'ang (hang) back, and " gently there ! " 

 when they gets too far forward, said I. Put 

 Xerxes' head towards kennel door this time, in- 

 stead of from it. Worth a golden sovereign of 

 any man's money to see 'ounds turn out of kennel. 

 Sich a cry ! sich music ! old Dexterous jumped up 

 at Xerxes, and the hanimal all but kicked me 

 over his 'ead. Pack gathered round me, some 

 jumpin' up against the 'oss's side, others standin' 

 bayin', and some lookin' anxiously in my face, as 

 much as to say, which way this time, Mr. Jorrocks? 

 Took them a good long strong trot to the pike, 

 near Smarden, and round by Billingbrook, letting 

 them see the deer in Chidfold Park. Quite steady 

 make no doubt they will be a werry superior 

 pack in less than no time make them as handy 

 as ladies'-maids, do everything but pay their own 

 pikes in fact. Wonder Doleful don't ride out. 

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