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and foxes seldom lie in them. From a wood- 

 land, hounds do not very often get a good 

 start with a fox ; and the making of most 

 good runs, whether from a huntsman's point 

 of view (i.e., Blood) or the '* hard rider's " ; 

 is to get away on the back of a fox. This 

 generally comes off from a whin covert, if 

 the ' ' field ' ' is kept in its proper place, and 

 *' in order." Ed.] 



He appears to have been attracted by the 

 manly and independent bearing of the York- 

 shireman generally, together with his quaint 

 humour and somewhat laconic expression. 

 An instance of which, having reference to 

 Lord Darlington, he thus relates : — 



'' Lord Darhngton was posting somewhere, 

 and changing horses at an inn where he was 

 well-known, expressed a wish that no time 

 should be lost on the way, as he was in a 

 hurry. ' Drive my Lord WELL, lads,' 

 to the postillions, said the Landlord. ' But ' 

 — in an undertone — ' Mind me, don't over- 

 egg' t'pudden.' i.e., Don't overdrive and 

 kill the horses." 



