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his fences, and had a great partiality for 

 timber, over which he had some fearful falls, 

 and often when people thought he must have 

 been well-nigh killed would scramble up, 

 stagger about a bit, straighten out a con- 

 certina'd hat, and look for his horse, who was 

 probably careering some distance away by 

 himself. A bold and somewhat reckless rider, 

 Mr. Micklethwaite seldom altered his course 

 when hounds ran, but rattled along as hard as 

 he could, caring little for the hunting part of 

 the business, but rather for the helter-skelter 

 scrimmage which a sharp burst affords. 

 In the catalogue of tumbles he seldom 

 sustained much damage, an iron frame, with 

 wonderful nerves and constitution, enabling 

 him to set at defiance the vicissitudes of 

 weather, bruised limbs, and other contingencies 

 which beset the career of a determined and 

 ardent sportsman. 



The Marquis of Queensberry was hunting 

 from Barrowby Rectory about this time. He 

 not only rode close to hounds but enjoyed 

 slipping on silk, either on the flat or across 

 country, and educated most of his own horses. 

 It was told of him upon one occasion when he 



