HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW 



in a memorandum^ dated the 14th of November 

 1866, the late Colonel Gillon of Wallhouse mentions 

 that he was then " hale and hearty. Last Satur- 

 day he walked from Linlithgow to Champfleurie to 

 the meet. His eyesight is failing, but he dearly 

 loves to hear the music of the old pack." The 

 following lines by the late Mr Ebeneezer Oliphant, 

 Linlithgow, a native of the parish of Torphichen, 

 and apparently a keen sportsman, possess consider- 

 able merit. They describe a run in the Torphichen 

 district, and, as will be noticed, mention Knight. 



I'm auld you'll observe as a matter of course, 

 I stand in the shoon o' a worn oot auld horse, 



Nae mair at the morn o'er yon mountains I'll go 

 To hear the glad sound o' the sweet Tally-Ho. 



If they met at Crawhill 



When the west wind blew shrill 



I stole awa up tae Slackend, 



Whaur I sune heard the naigs 

 Coming east Wallhoose Craigs, — 



And faster nae horses could spend. 



And auld Geordie Knight 



In his nune o' delight 

 Cried " Laddie, which way has he gaen 1 " 



" He gaed east by Ca'law 



As fast's he could draw, 

 But I think to the north he has ta'en." 



By this time " the Boy " 



Had cross'd Cockleroi, 

 But there nae shelter he got, 



For they ran him sae fine 



Awa doon Gledwyn' 

 That they cut aff his brush at Lochco't. 



* ^Memorandum among Hunt papers in the custody of Messrs Glen & 

 Henderson, Linlithgow. 



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