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Squires was always there when wanted. Great was the 

 " tailing," and more than one gentleman's horse lay down 

 "clean pumped." After refreshing at Bishopton Inn, the 

 liquor tasting doubly sweet from being supplied to us by the 

 bonnie Miss Mackenzie, the landlady's daughter, we arrived in 

 Glasgow, after a very hard day, about six o'clock. I am 

 happy to say, so far as hunting has gone, the country seems 

 to be very well stocked with foxes. 



LANAEKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE FOX- 

 HOUNDS. 



" The wife around her husband throws 



Her arms to make him stay ; 

 ' My dear, it rains, it hails, it blows. 

 You cannot hunt to-day.' 



Yet a hunting we will go." 



H. Fielding. 



Castlesemple, 22nd November. — And it was a bad night, 

 enough to make any man consider twice whether he should 

 send his horse on. But the fates were propitious; although 

 it blew hard, the day turned out well, and scent was' good- 

 Drew Greenside and Lawmarnock blank. Found a litter in 

 Shillingworth Gorse; an old fox broke to the right, and went 

 on to Lawmarnock. In the meantime Squires had a cub 

 before him, and hunted him out at the north end, and killed. 

 The fox that broke up the hill went through Lawmarnock, 

 turned to the right over the Lochef water, and ran on to the 

 Barcraig (better known as M'Call's Covert), going through 

 which he went by Barmuffloch dam, and on to the Torr. 

 Sinking the hollow, he crossed the Gryffe, and ran through 

 the Scarth to ground at Bortherwickfield. Time, forty-five 

 minutes ; but owing to the hounds dividing, it was an unsatis- 

 factory run for the field, and the country they went across 

 frightfully heavy going, although the hounds raced their fox 

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