JORROCKS ON ^UNTING 



does an infinity of mischief. One can't 'unt 

 without eight 'osses ; one can't do without 

 two 'acks ; one can't ride in a country saddle ; 

 one can't do this, and one can't do that — 

 hang your can'ts ! Let a man look at those 

 below him instead o' those above, and 

 think 'ow much better hoff he is nor they. 

 (Applause.) Surely the man with one 'oss is 

 better off than the man with none ! (Re- 

 newed applause.) 



" Believe me, my beloved 'earers, if a man's 

 inclined for the chase, he'll ride a'most anything, 

 or valk sooner than stay at 'ome. I often 

 thinks, could the keen foot-folks change places 

 with the fumigatin' yards o' leather and scarlet, 

 wot a much better chance there would be 

 for the chase ! They, at all events, come out 

 from a genuine inclination for the sport, and 

 not for mere show-sake, as too many do. 



" Dash my vig, wot men I've seen in the 

 'unting-field ! men without the slightest notion 

 of 'unting, but who think it right to try if 

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