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also had an awful fall some years back, by which an arm and thigh were 

 fractured; and Tom. Skinner, now huntsman to Mr. De Burgh's stag- 

 hounds, whom 1 knew in Warwickshire, when he whipped-in to Mr. 

 Hay, met with a sad accident last winter in the field, from which [ 

 much fear he is not yet recovered. His foot was dreadfully crushed 

 by his horse falling upon it, and either by ill-treatment or neglect, the 

 wound was suffered to mortify. " If any body can save me," said Tom. 

 to his brother Jack, who, by the kind permission of Mr. Dalyell, was 

 with him at the time, '* it will be Dr. Listen ; I wish he could see me." 

 This being communicated to Mr. Listen by Mr Francis Grant, who 

 heard of it by accident at the cover side, he instantly, accompanied by 

 Mr. Grant, went down to him in the country, and was in time to save 

 his life. I must not omit staling, that this eminent surgeon charged his 

 brother sportsman nothing for his attendance ; but rather a rich anec- 

 dote accompanies his fust inspection of the wounded limb, and we may 

 imagine we see him opening his instrument case at the moment. '' This 

 is a bad business, Tom.," said he ; " but / think I shall be able to save 

 as much of your foot as will keep your spur on." Poor Tom. smiled, 

 and seemed to enter into the spirit of the joke. Tom. went from Mr. 

 Hay to Mr. Grantley Berkeley, in whose service he remained till ho 

 gave up his hounds, when he entered that of Mr. De Burgh. 



The particulars of the interview with Mr. Listen I had from Jack 

 Skinner (who was present), as he returned from his brother during my 

 visit to Mr. Dalyell last winter; neither did he omit to mention the 

 very great attention and care the sufferer received from Mr. De Burgh. 

 The other brother, Harry, whips in to Lord Segrave. 



John, or .Jack, Skinner, as he is called in Scotland, where he has been 



