HUNTS WITH JOEEOCKS 



applying his whip freely to Xerxes, and giving 

 Ben a sly, accidental cut. Xerxes floundered 

 over, nearly crushing Ben, and making plain 

 sailing for Jorrocks. Our master then followed 

 and galloped away, leaving Ben writhing and 

 crying, and vowing that he would 'take and pull 

 him off his 'oss.' 



The hounds had now shot a few fields ahead, 

 but a flashy catching scent diminishing their 

 pace, Mr. Jorrocks was soon back to them yoick- 

 ing and holding them on. ( Yooi, over he goes ! ' 

 cheered he, taking off his cap, as Priestess en- 

 dorsed Ranger's promissory note on a very wet 

 undrained fallow 'Yooi, over he goes! 1 repeated 

 he, eyeing the fence into it, and calculating 

 whether he could lead over or scuttle up to the 

 white gate on the left in less time, and thinking 

 the latter was safer, having got the hounds over, 

 he rose in his stirrups, and pounded away while 

 Charley took the fence in his stride. They were 

 now upon sound old pasture, lying parallel with 

 tortuous Tommy, and most musical were the 



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