CHAPTER VI. 



GEORGE BEERS, HUNTSMAN. 



After Dick Simpson left Lord Southampton 

 kept the same whippers-in, and took his old 

 servant George Beers back from the Oakley, 

 Mr. Arkwright taking the horn there and hunting 

 most successfully for many years. Beers felt 

 quite at home again at Whittlebury, and remained 

 to the end of his lordship's reign. 



About the third day in cub-hunting the hounds 

 went to Stowe Ridings at five o'clock. It was 

 very foggy but we began, found directly, ran the 

 whole length of those beautiful coverts and 

 crossed over to the other side. There was no 

 doubt about what the bitches were going to do 

 provided the fox would only keep above ground. 

 When Reynard reached the top again he went 

 straight across the grass fields at Luffield Abbey. 

 This made matters worse, as hounds went like a 

 flock of pigeons, entered the new park at Whittle- 



