JORROCKS ON ^UNTING 



the 'untsman, entreatin' the gen'lemen with 

 'osses to sell not to press upon the 'ounds ; 

 but as he only talks to their backs, they regard 

 the exhortation as a mere figure o' speech. 

 The top-sawyers of the 'unt will be close on 

 the 'untsman. There will not be many of 

 these ; but should there be a barrack in the 

 neighbourhood, some soger officers will most 

 likely mex up and ride at the 'ardest rider 

 among 'em. The dragon soger officer is the 

 most dangerous, and may be known by the 

 viskers under his nose. A foot soger officer's 

 'oss is generally better in his wind than on his 

 legs. They generally wear chin wigs, and 

 always swear the leaps are nothin' compared 

 with those in the county they came from — 

 Cheapside, p'raps. 



" In the wake of the top-sawyers and soger 

 officers will come your steady two 'oss men, their 

 eyes to the 'ounds, their thoughts in the chase, 

 regardless of who crams or who cranes. These 

 generally wear cords, their viskers are greyish, 



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