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get a bit of a fox when hounds killed. " Terrington " invari- 

 ably had a good share of the carcase, and then marched off 

 with the mask, and carried it about for half-an-hour or so after. 

 One day at a kill Mr. Parrington tried to drive " Trueman " 



off the fox and gave him one or two sharp cuts with his whip, 

 in return for which " Trueman" came for him and tore a piece 

 out of his breeches. The feeder of this epoch dare not touch 

 either of these lemon-pies, and Mr. Parrington discovered that 

 " Terrington " would not wait till he was drawn, so the follow- 

 ing morning he went along to the kennels armed with a useful 

 " long tom." When the doors were opened and the feeder 

 began drawing his hounds to feed " Terrington " m^ade a dash 

 and nearly knocked Mr. Parrington down. He caught him 

 by the stern, however, and gave him " sike a leatherin' ez he 



