OF FARRIERY. 



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tricks : and he must have been^a Horse of no 

 common bone and sinew who could throw up 

 his lieels under so overwhelming a burden. 

 The charging pace must have been a slow, 

 heavy gallop, or canter ; and if we brfrlg 

 down things to that standard, there can have 

 been no great occasion for the excessive ad- 

 dress and agility of the Knights. Their 

 Horses were no doubt highly trained ; and at 

 the pace they must have gone, the exactness 

 of their lance's aim must have been a feat 

 much less worthy of admiration than that of 

 " touching a fly off the near leader." 

 • We are alwavs glad to brins: forward these 



sation with William Chute, of the Vine, the 

 County Member, who could answer His Ma- 

 jesty's inquisitiveness as to persons, and names 

 of places through which they had passed. 

 When they came to a certain old manor-house 

 which had some curious fragments of antiquity, 

 the King exclaimed, " What is that, Mr. 

 Chute ! Wiiat, what, what !" Chute smiled 

 and hesitated. The King repeated his ques- 

 tion : " Why, please your Majesty," said 

 Chute, who was bluntness itself, " that is a 

 manor held of your Majesty by the tenure of 

 finding your Majesty a concubine whenever 

 you come this way !" The King exclaimed, 

 speculations when people affect to groan about i What, what, what ! Chute? Eh ! eh ! Cliute ! 

 the decay of chivalry; for in our humble I believe I shall stop my Horse and take some 

 opinion, the turf, and modem fox-hunting, are refreshment there. But are there pretty girls 



worth all the tournaments in the world ! 



No one will deny that much better Horses 

 are required ; the men are unincumbered, and 



there ? " Please your Majesty," with suffi- 

 cient familiarity, " shall I go and see?" But 

 a loud " Tally-ho !" sounded at that moment 



every bit as good in other respects ; and as I and all went off at a full burst. At the end 

 great skill and agility are as absolutely re- of a famous run, the King again found himself 



cessary, both in man and horse, as were 

 -equired in chivalric pursuits. These pursuits 

 were all very well in their way, inasmuch as 

 they brought to light, and polished highly that 

 fair jewel, Honour! and paved the way for 

 the introduction of Civilization and the Arts ! 



ANECDOTE OF GEORGE THE THIRD. 



by the side of Chute. " Ah ! Chute," re- 

 plied the King, " where are we now ? " Please 

 your Majesty," Chute replied, " we are 20 

 miles from the Master of the Concubines." 

 The King burst out into a loud laugh, and 

 said, " Very well. Chute ; very well, in- 

 deed !" Chute himself related this story to 

 j me the very day after it happened.— /Vom 

 The King was hunting in the neighbour- i Clavering's Auto-Biogruphy^ in the Metrepo- 

 tiO»M\ of Basinsjstoke, when he fell into conver- ■ Ulan 



