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thoroughly enjoyed the meeting. Mr. H. E. Abbott and his 

 daughter, Mrs. Barrow, were guests of Mr. Macpherson, 

 and last but not least, was that great authority on form, 

 Mr. Tim Lockhart. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lockhart are household 

 words at Sonepore, and their camp is always the popular 

 evening rendezvous. Mrs. Hume's wondrous whistling and 

 playing was listened to with the attention it so richly 

 deserved and her talented husband's singing and acting 

 nightly drew crowds to hear him. His song about the lady 

 who had a pair of bloomers which she was too modest to wear, 

 was distinctly smart. Mr. Knyvett's was the next camp, and 

 then came Mr. Hare's, at which Mrs. Ramsay was presiding, 

 the party numbered about sixteen. Then came the shamiana 

 of Mr. Bourdillon, Commissioner of Patna, who had a fair 

 crowd during the two days. His Honor the Lieutenant- 

 Governor was present. Among the permanent guests were 

 Mr. and Mrs. Ninian Elliot, just out from home, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Lowis of Bettiah, Mrs. Bignell and Mr. A. Elliot. Then came 

 a beautifully got up shamiana, the presiding deity of which 

 was Mrs. Barclay and muchly did the thirty guests enjoy the ten 

 days' hospitality shown them by the kindly Laird of Motipore. 

 The Misses Evans from Calcutta were among the party. This 

 camp was famous for the beauty of its young men, Messrs. 

 Daubeny and Beatty being the prize winners. Last on the 

 line were the tents of the Dinapore combined camp, ably run 

 by that brilliant and most good-natured little lady Mrs. 

 Tweddle. First at the end of the opposite side rose the big 

 encampment of Mr. Charley Hay-Webb, best of sportsmen 

 and pigstickers. In numbers the gathering was almost as large 

 as Mr. Lockhart's, and round the piano every night assem- 

 bled as jolly a lotas ever met at Sonepore. Taller than them 

 all loomed the fine figure of the Rev. Hon'ble J. Marsham 

 and his grand voice, still unimpaired by time, was a treat to 

 all fortunate enough to hear him sing. Among the ladies 



