The First Baron Peurhyn. 87 



go " in the neighbourhood of Wicken, his lord- 

 ship held occasional sales of young sires, bred 

 from the best bulls that were to be had. A noted 

 bull named Marmaduke was bought at an 

 enormous price, and proved to be the greatest 

 success. These sales were attended by many 

 farmers ; there was a welcome and a good 

 luncheon for all comers, and there are many persons 

 still living who speak in the highest terms of the 

 benefit conferred upon them. I may relate the 

 following incident in order to show the effect of 

 his lordship's kind efforts, and how great was the 

 favour he rendered. 



At one of the sales I was talking to the noble 

 lord when a large breeder carne up, and, addressing 

 his lordship, said : 



" If you are going to sell such animals as these 

 at the price we may as well give up, it will ruin us." 



" You may do as you please," was the reply ; 

 " I am only too glad that the farmers come and 

 buy the cattle, and I hope it will be the means of 

 doing good, by improving their herds." 



That is the style of thing that binds farming 

 and fox-hunting together as with a golden cord ! 



Lord Penrhyn hunted for many years from 

 Wicken, and his two sons were there entered to 

 hounds. . ' . 



