HUNTS WITH JOKROCKS 



hard upon him. ' Of all 'bominable vices under 

 the sun that of hintemperance is the most de- 

 gradin' and disgustin',' continued our master em- 

 phatically, accompanying the assertion with a 

 hearty crack of the whip down his leg. 



Jorrocks now gets a view of the varmint steal- 

 ing away over a stubble, and though he went 

 stouter than our master would have liked if he 

 had been hunting himself, he saw by Pigg's deter- 

 mined way that he was master of him, and had 

 no doubt that he would have him in hand before 

 long. Accordingly, our master got Arterxerxes by 

 his great Roman-nosed head, and again letting 

 the Latchfords freely into his sides, sent him 

 scrambling down hill at a pace that was perfectly 

 appalling. Open went the gate at the bottom 

 of the hill, down Jorrocks made for the Long 

 Tommy ford, splash he sent Arterxerxes in just 



like Johnny Grilpin in Edmonton Wash 



' throwing the water about, 

 On both sides of the way, 

 Just like a trundling mop, 

 Or a wild goose at play.' 



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