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the Devon aud Somerset Hounds, a post which he 

 has ably and pleasantly filled for a period of nearly 

 thirty years ; himself a thorough sportsman, a bold 

 and good rider, a jovial and genial man, he has 

 contributed greatly to the pleasures of those hunting 

 with this pack. Acknowledging this fact, some of 

 the most ardent supporters of stag hunting proposed 

 that a testimonial should be presented to Mr. 

 Warren as an acknowledgment of his long and 

 gratuitous services. With a committee such as the 

 one proposed, viz., Messrs. Chorley, Joyce, and Halse, 

 there is no doubt that the movement will result 

 in a success, especially as upwards of £100 was 

 subscribed on the occasion of the first meeting which 

 was called to consider the question. 



It is owing to the good feeling and liberality that 

 pervades all classes in Devon and Somerset, in re- 

 spect to these matters, that so much sport is shown. 

 Every dweller in these parts is interested. When 

 returning from hunting, the parson, the clerk, the 

 sexton, the school children, all invariably put the 

 one question, " Have you killed ? " Arriving at the 

 meet, I find most of the usual attendants, including 

 Mrs. Froude Bellew, Miss Jekyll, Captain and Mrs. 

 Barnard, the Hon. Robert Trollope, Messrs. Gore, 

 Langton, Kendall, etc. The time being up, the office 

 is given by Mr. Warren, in the absence of Squire 

 Bissett, who, not arriving until after twelve o'clock, 

 was out of the hunt altogether. Then Arthur pro- 

 ceeds to draw a lovely combe adjacent to Hele 

 Bridge. Short time elapses ere we find, and a hind 

 goes away, accompanied, unfortunately, by her calf, 

 which is pulled down by the hounds in a turnip field 



