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Whoo hoop ! rip and tear him ; whoo hoop ! soon 

 all's over ; 



But hark ! there's a holloa — a holloa " away ! " 

 We surely are now quite in what is termed clover, 



Let's hope there's a scent in the open to-day ! 



There is, and for fully three miles do we scamper, 

 Though the fences are blind, in a very smart ring; 



At the brook in the vale one or two get a damper, 

 But each one pronounced it a very quick thing. 



A few turns in covert, and pug's life is ended. 

 As line a young fox as was ever pulled down ; 



The keeper the litter so carefully tended 

 Our master has cheerily handed a crown. 



The obsequies over, bright sunbeams come falling 

 Aslant the green ridings and rackways, which say 



Thathuntsmanandhoundsmustabandontheircalling, 

 And foxes, too, rest till our next trysting day. 



TWO COPERS. 



N committing the following amusing anecdote 

 to paper, I will at once state that I am 

 simply recording facts as told to me, and 

 that I disclaim beino: in this instance the author of 



