108 FOXHUN^riNG Ox^ LAKETAND FELLS 



of the " not quite sharp " persuasion, who had 

 arrived at the gateway just as hounds ran into their 

 fox ; and had resciaed the latter little or nothing 

 the worse. 



Anthony, determined to let hounds have their 

 reward, bought the fox from its captor, and after 

 giving it due law, the pack was laid on. Having 

 received his money, the " not quite sharp" gentle- 

 man mounted a near-by wall and commenced to 

 stone the huntsman for all he was worth. Anthony, 

 to escape this fusillade, hurriedly departed in the 

 wake of his hounds, the latter rolling their fox 

 over in the open, after a sharp scurry. 



The " twice killed fox " yarn reminds me of 

 another incident that happened some years ago. 



Hounds ran their fox to ground, and after a 

 pitched battle with the terriers, Reynard's carcass 

 was secured and withdrawn. The body was 

 placed on a rock out of reach of the pack, whilst the 

 field held a heated discussion as to which of the 

 nearest inns should be honoured with their 

 presence for the " harvel," or celebration. 



After some haggling, the momentous question 

 was settled, and a move vv as made, when it was 

 discovered that the fox had disappeared. Reynard 

 had revived sufficiently to get up and slink away, 

 and though hounds were laid on, they never caught 

 him, for he got to ground in a place where it was 

 utterly impossible to reach him. 



