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Hark Away. 



now whilst I write the " ethereal mildness " of a 

 spring day enlivens one after the stolid gloom, the 

 murky atmosphere, and general ungeniality of the 

 last few weeks, and there will yet remain sufficient 

 time for a visit to Melton, Rugby, the Vale of Ayles- 

 bury, etc. ; and this reminds me that I have a cordial 

 invitation to see the Duke of Grafton's country, and 

 observe how Frank Beers can pull down a fox with 

 his fine pack of hounds in that celebrated country. 



Prior to this, however, I have a day's sport in 

 view, during which I anticipate a great amount of 

 enjoyment, having had the good fortune to be in- 

 vited by the Marquess of Abergavenny to be present 

 at some buck-catching in Eridge Park on this pre- 

 sent Saturday. His lordship owns some of the hand- 

 somest deerhounds I have ever seen, and as the ex- 

 tent of the park is at least 2000 acres, there will be 

 plenty of room for some fine sport, as doubtless the 

 bucks will be in good condition for a contest with 

 their fleet competitors. All that will be Avanting to 

 render this a most enjoyable day's amusement is 

 fine weather, and should I be favoured once in a 

 way with a bright and cheery day, I shall be able 

 to furnish an account in BeWs Life in London of the 

 luck that I met with during my visit to that pleasant 

 part of West Kent. 



