FOXES FOXHOUNDS & FOX-HUNTING 



used to help her husband a lot, in the way of 

 strapping his horse and gathering in hounds. 

 On one occasion she was met by a lady of the 

 district leading a puppy and with several couples 

 following behind. The lady on expressing sur- 

 prise at her job was met with the reply : " D' ye 

 think ahs yan o' them wimmin at sits at yam an 

 leaks pretty all daay lang and diz nowt ? " 



Dalesfolk are generally pretty closely related 

 to each other, therefore a stranger has to mind his 

 p's and q's when talking about the neighbouring 

 people. An old verse expresses this : 



' ' It'll save ye neea sma' trouble 

 If when speakin' ye tak care 

 To whom ye speak, of whom ye speak. 

 An' hoo an' when, an' where." 



The old homesteads, and the old customs in 

 the Lakeland dales are gradually giving way to 

 more modern ideas. Many of the houses have 

 been so altered as to be unrecognisable. One 

 thing remains, and that is the love of hunting. 

 The cry of hounds is the signal to down tools and 

 join in the chase, and there are few dalesmen, 

 shepherds, or working-men in the fells who can 

 resist it. 



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