MR JORROCKS'S JOUKNAL 



do believe,' said he to himself, as he neared the 

 headland, and saw no way out of the field but 

 over the fence a boundary one; 'and a werry 

 hawkward place it is too,' added he, eyeing it 

 intently, 'a yawnin' blind ditch, a hugly quick 

 fence on the top, and maybe, a plough or 'arrow, 

 turned teeth huppermost, on the far side. 



'Oh, John Jorrocks, John Jorrocks, my good 

 frind, I wishes you were well over with all my 

 'eart terrible place, indeed ! Give a guinea 'at to 

 be on the far side,' so saying, he dismounted, and 

 pulling the snaffle-rein of the bridle over his 

 horse's head, he knotted the lash of his ponderous 

 whip to it, and very quietly slid down the ditch 

 and climbed up the fence, ' who-a-ing ' and crying 

 to his horse to 'stand still,' expecting every minute 

 to have him a-top of him. The taking-on place 

 was wide, and two horses having gone over before, 

 had done a little towards clearing the way, so 

 having gained his equilibrium on the top, Mr. 

 Jorrocks began jerking and coaxing Arterxerxes 

 to induce him to follow, pulling at him much in 

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