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tramping the night through after a day with the Bilsdale. 

 On one occasion he walked to Aske Hall to see the Marques? 

 of Zetland's hounds and kennels, which were then in their 



BOBBIE DAWSON. 



infancy, the pack being housed in the old stables, where 

 Voltigeur erstwhile stood. The following is the old fellow's 

 own account of the visit : — 



" Ah wur leeakin' in a beck at sum fishes when a chap wiv a rough 

 sort o' coat cam up, an' said, ' Now then, would you like one of those 

 fishes ? ' ' Yes, Ah c'u'd deea wi' yan vary well,' Ah says, ' bud you 

 maun't mell on 'em, they belang tiv t' Markiss.' With that he laughed, 



