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killed in the Parson's garden, close to the fowl- 

 house, where, doubtless, he had found many a 

 good supper, as he evidently knew his way 

 about. When killed the fox was as stiff as a 

 poker, showing what a warm time he must have 

 had. The pate and brush were presented to 

 the old squire, February i6th, 1893, being his 

 seventy-eighth birthday. And what I think is 

 quite worthy of record is that on February 

 15th, 1894, the day before his seventy-ninth 

 birthday, a similar presentation was made to Mr. 

 Kemble, and at the same place, namely. Stow 

 Rectory. After this interlude, I will pass on to 

 the account of the run — I put the finish before 

 the start — but, Hke many novel readers, I could 

 not resist looking at the end first. Well, here 

 it is. Drew Mundon Furze, Hazeleigh Hall 

 and Hanging Wood — blank. Found in the 

 Hyde, Danbury, after one turn round the covert 

 went away at racing pace through Slough 

 House, Parsonage Wood, Hazeleigh Hall, and 

 on up to Purleigh Church, where there was a 

 check. Hit him off, and marked him to ground 

 in a drain by the railway. Spot, the terrier, 

 bolted him. After a bit ot a ring, he went away 

 by Purleigh, round Bush, Wright's Ley, and 

 into the drain by Stow Rectory, it being a 

 12-inch pipe. Furrier (a hound) followed and 

 bolted him, and, as I before said, the pate and 

 brush were presented to Mr. Kemble, making 

 the second time he got a birthday gift that he 

 would doubtless appreciate. 



There was a time during the run when I 

 found myself in the very proud position of being 



