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Watson Dixon's that same night, and an attempt 

 to draw up an accurate account of the day's sport 

 was made. Tt was, however, finally abandoned 

 in despair, as every ono of the few who got to 

 the end was obliged to confess that at times he 

 had only a very vague idea Avhere the hounds 

 really were ; and one gentleman had the moral 

 courao'c to assert that he had set off for home 

 three times but was lucky enough to have fallen 

 in with the hounds again. Mr. Andrew said 

 he had given up all thoughts of killing a fox, 

 and that his principal anxiety was how to 

 get the hounds stopped, and the weary horses 

 home. 



During the latter end of the summer of 1870, 

 Mr. Andrew had a slight paralytic stroke, but he 

 apparently soon recovered from its effects and 

 made his appearance as usual when the hunting 

 season commenced. He had a second seizure in 

 the hunting field in November, and only survived 

 six weeks. He was deeply regretted by all his 

 neighbours, and among those who knew him he 

 is still remembered as a genial companion and a 

 fine sportsman. 



The hounds were hunted to the end of the 

 season by Mr. Dixon, the honorary secretary to 

 the Hunt Club, and after that Mr. J. T. 

 Wharton took the reins of office with Ben Shutt 

 as huntsman, and Sherwood, who had been with 

 Mr. Andrew, as whip. Mr. Wharton resigned at 



