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regularly. The lady of the house saw what the 

 loadstone was, and, not approving of any encour- 

 agement being given in a certain quarter, the 

 Squire had no peace until the hounds were sent 

 away. When the day fixed for the departure of 

 the pack came the poor Squire took leave of 

 them and sent them byroad to London to be sold. 



They had not been long gone before the Squire 

 was informed that his daughter had eloped with 

 the young Magnate. He at once summoned a 

 messenger and started him to overtake the 

 hounds and bring them back. " They are sure ta 

 want them when they come home ! " he said. He 

 was a good father ! % 



Mr. Arkwright had for many years a good and 

 faithful servant in Tom Whitmore. Few men 

 w^ere his superior in the kennel and he was a real 

 good man in the field. The excellent pack he 

 left in the Oakley kennel proved the knowledge 

 he possessed in breeding hounds. 



In concluding my feeble record I feel satisfied 

 that everyone who was fortunate enough to know 

 the late Captain Robert Arkwright could not fail 

 to recognise in him a great man, possessing those 

 qualities which constitute a gentleman, a soldier, 

 and a sportsman ; and knew him also to be a 

 true friend to the Oaklev countrv and its people. 



