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always ready to accept a lead, never gets in the way, and the 

 only man I have heard of who ever lost a run through her 

 — "'twas in the Dagnam Country" — was Richard Francis 

 himself, who at that time would have lost twenty runs if he 

 could have been of any assistance to one who M-as to be- 

 come his partner for life. Needless to say that no happier 

 couple ever come out with the Essex ; each take their own 

 line, but Mrs. Frank generally has two days to her husband's 

 one. 



Mrs R. F. Ball 



" Griggs " 



A falling glass, rather a strong flashy breeze from the S.W., and a 

 bright sun hardly seemed favourable for a scent, so I very nearly reserved 

 " Joseph '■' for Saturday. 'Twas lucky I didn't, as the sequel will show. In 

 Deer Park a real traveller was away at the north-east corner almost before 

 hounds were in covert, and for fifteen minutes streaked away at a pace 

 that I have never seen beaten. Past Harolds Farm they were round and 

 tearing over the grass meadows for the Coppice ere half the field had 

 emerged through the muddy cow-yard. Nothing like riding the crest of 

 the hill when hounds are running for the Coppice, but 'tis imperative, if 



