Mr. T. T. Drake, Jan. 295 



late Mrs. T. T. Drake was the nicest lady on 

 earth, and he was no mean judge ! 



It happened that a ball was taking place at 

 Amersham, and, Tom Winfield having a great 

 desire to see his mistress before she went into the 

 room, asked the lady's maid if she could manage 

 it for him, to which she readily agreed. It was 

 accordingly arranged that Tom should go up in 

 the evening for the purpose. Upon his arrival 

 the maid concealed him in a cupboard, having 

 previously taken her mistress into the secret. 

 The lady walked past the door in order that Tom 

 might have a peep ; then, turning, Mrs. Drake 

 opened the door, unearthing Tom, and insisted 

 upon taking him into the room to open the ball 

 with her ! 



Mr. T. T. Drake, Jun. 



After his father's resignation Mr. T. T. Drake, 

 jun., succeeded to the Mastership. . The Bicester 

 people could not entertain the idea of changing 

 the name. Ben Goddard, who had whipped-in to 

 Winfield, became huntsman. The young Squire 

 had a very good idea of following a fox, and used 

 to be in close attendance when hounds ran, which 

 enabled him to bring a good many foxes to hand 

 himself. The Squire, and his two brothers, 



