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in their old quarters the numerous tents composing the popu- 

 lar camp of Mr. Bob Lockhart, round whom had flocked a host 

 of choice spirits whose fun and humour made the very canvas 

 snigger with glee cannie Duncan Macpherson, Collector of 

 Gya, as yet unscathed by love's young dream; Farquhar Mc- 

 Kinnon, the burly chief of Bubnowlie; Jack Campbell the 

 cricketer; trusty Bosun Elliot, loquacious Tim,with the pe- 

 digree and performances of every racer present, at his fingers' 

 ends; D. M. Lumsden, that beau sabreur of the Assam Valley 

 Mounted Rifles; Fergusson, prince of Moorshedabad pig- 

 stickers; several new and callow youths, and, last but not least, 

 two grave and reverend seniors from Calcutta, Messrs. Cairns 

 Deas and Keith Douglas. Snugly ensconsed between Messrs. 

 Lockhart's and Boileau's camps was the abode of bliss raised 

 by Mozufferpore's popular policeman, Colonel Ramsay, who 

 had bidden from Calcutta as guests Sir William Jardine, 

 Messrs. Gregson, Stuart and Thomas, as well as two local 

 swains Mr. Baxter, a learned advocate of the Mozufferpore 

 Bar, and Mr. Gibson, a mighty handler of the willow. Among 

 the ladies of this camp were the Misses Morey, two fair maids 

 from Behrampore, one of them a heroine and both accomplish- 

 ed horsewomen ; well might their brave old dad be proud of 

 such a pair of winsome lassies. Large loomed the white walls 

 of Mr. Boileau's camp, and over thirty daily placed their legs 

 under his mahogany. The sporting son of a sporting sire, 

 bright " Glass" Vincent and Harry Boileau both had invested in 

 race horses, but they we*e not fortunate enough to secure 

 winning brackets. The Rifle Brigade had two of their 

 officers in this camp, Messrs. Paget and Paley, and the 

 military were further represented by Captain Middleton 

 in quest of remounts, and that cleverest of V.S.'s Cap- 

 tain Gunn, who was on duty judging the fair horses for 

 prizes with Harry Abbott. Herbert Holmwood and several 

 others completed the merry gathering. Then came the 



