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when, naturally, lie went home promptly. Luckily, by 

 keeping quiet, he suffered no ill effects. Not so, however, 

 later on, for he injured his eye while engaged in cutting 

 down a tree, and eventually lost the sight of it. It was 

 when this eye was injured that he compiled his portion of 

 the Hound List which accompanies this Work, Mr. Clowes 

 having done the previous part. The Hon. George Allsopp 

 added to it. At the end of the Squire's first season as 

 Master of the Meynell, the following letter was received 

 by all subscribers : — 



Longford, February 15t.h, 1882. 

 Deak Sir, 



Finding there is a very general feeling in the hunting-field that, on 

 the occasion of Mr. Chandos-Pole's marriage with Miss Beckett-Denison, some 

 appropriate acknowledgment would be very popular with the members of the 

 Hunt, as well as with others who enjoy the sport, I feel sure I am acting in 

 accordance with theu' wishes in asking if you are willing to subscribe towards a 

 fund in order to purchase a suitable wedding present in recognition of Mr. Pole's 

 great success as M.F.H. during his first season, and also as a mark of the kindly 

 feeling existing between him and all those who hunt with the Meynell Hounds. 

 Subscriptions may either be paid to Crompton and Evans, Union Bank, Derby, 

 to credit of " The Chandos-Pole Wedding Fund," or they can be remitted to me, 

 addressed to care of Mr. J. Smith, St. James's Chambers, Derby ; and it is 

 suggested that the amount of each subscription should be limited to a pound. 



I am. 



Yours faithfully, 



W. Coke. 

 P.S. — It is proposed that the subscription list shall close on the 23rd instant. 



The upshot of this appeal was the presentation of a 

 large silver bowl and two beautiful silver cups. 



Great was the rejoicing at Radburne and all over the 

 county, where the young bride won all hearts, while in the 

 hunting-field her riding elicited universal admiration, and 

 even Charles was fain to admit that she was well versed 

 in the craft. Well might the farmers of the Meynell 

 country paraphrase the verse of their confrere in Cheshire, 

 and exclaim — 



" I seed the Squire of Radburne too, a loikly lad to roid, 

 I seed a soight worth aw the rest, his farencly young broid." 



In November, 1882, Miss Dorothy Violet Chandos-Pole 

 was born, and the prospect of many happy years lay fair 



