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sportsmen, reflects immortal honour on the county. A farmer in 

 Mr. Farquharson's Hunt was accused of killing a fox. He luas not 

 alloioed to dine at the fanners' ordinary at Ids market town, until he 

 had p-oved, hy an affidavit to that effect, that he 2vas not guilty of the 

 act he was charged witJi ! ! 



As may be expected, the gentleman I have been speaking of— 

 being quite an original — does not only afford amusement to his 

 friends, but is now and then himself the subject of a harmless joke. 

 On the last day of my visit to Sir Hussey, he had a large party to 

 dinner, amongst whom was Mr. Butler ; and by accident he was 

 placed opposite an excellent painting of a fox by Barenger. It so 

 happened that Mr. Butler never saw this fox till he had taken his 

 glass of port wine after his cheese, when he suddenly exclaimed— 

 " What a beautiful picture of a fox ! " — " Ah, Billy," ■■'■ said an old 

 friend of his who sate opposite to him, "how well your nose must 

 have been down t this last hour, that you never saw that fox 

 before ! " Sir Hussey lives well. 



It is now, however, time to finish my Tour ; but I cannot conclude 

 it without offering my best acknowledgments for the kind and 

 friendly reception I have met in the Sporting World, as well as for 

 the assistance I have received from those to whom I applied for 

 information. 



* Among his friends Mr. Eutler is better known as " Billy Butler." 

 t Technical — for hounds stooping well to their work. 



