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Through the hedge he made one double, 

 As his sinking- soul did droop, 

 'Twas the ending of his trouble, 

 When we gave the shrill Wko-ivhoGp ! 

 Oh, now then let us rally. 

 Let us toast the joyous tally. 

 And a bumper to our ally, 

 The gallant John Dalyell." 



I must be allowed to dwell a little on this scent. Mr. Campbell, 

 when dressed at nig^ht in his scarlet coat, with green facings, and buff 

 et caeteras (the Buccleuch hunt uniform), is one of the finest and hand- 

 somest men in his Majesty's dominions ; and as along with this pleasing 

 exterior he unites, when in the happy mood, colloquial accomplishments 

 of the first order, and a song for asking for, it is almost needless to 

 observe, that his presence is always hailed as a surety for an agreeable 

 evening. Judging from his stud, I am bound to consider him a first- 

 rate judge of a horse, for it contained some excellent specimens of the 

 only sort of animal that can be depended upon to carry such a weight as 

 his, in the front rank — namely on very short legs, not exceeding fifteen 

 hands three inches in height and some less than that, very well-bred, 

 very steady in their work, and very strong. During his last visit to 

 Melton — and I believe he spent the whole of the season before the last 

 in Leicestershire — he tried I was told an experiment in crossing the 

 country, that his friends say did not answer. This w^as making* his 

 horses leap into, and not over the fences, with the idea of economizing 

 their powers by lessening their bodily exertion ; but I have reason to 

 believe it w^as the occasion of many falls. 



