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met with a serious accident. He rode at a small fence into a road, 

 when his horse fell, and threw him with much violence to the ground. 

 Being close behind him, I was immediately aware that mischief had 

 ensued ; for, on his horse and himself recovering their legs, one ran 

 to the left, and the other to the right. There was something very 

 frightful in the motions of Mr. Williamson. He ran wildly down 

 the road, rubbing his head hardly with his hand, for the space of 

 fifty yards, and then fell to the ground. Mr. Harland and myself 

 instantly approached him, when we found all the front teeth of his 

 upper jaw gone, his mouth full of blood, and he complained much of 

 his head. I understand he is all right again now, with a fresh set of 

 ivories ; but it is rather a cruel trick for the old Dame to play so good- 

 looking a young man as he is, and just in the hey-day of youth. I 

 like, however, the way he spoke of the accident afterwards. " I 

 would not," said he, " have taken a thousand pounds for ray teeth ; 

 but I should not have cared so much for the loss of them, had the 

 accident happened at the finish of a d — d fine run ! " 



Major Healey was also out to-day : he is a workman ; but on this 

 day he was, like myself, suffering from an injury in his back, 

 and not able to ride over a fence. The Major's brother. Captain 

 Healey, goes well, considering he has lost an arm, and his per- 

 formance did not escape the keen eye of Godfrey Graham. " I say, 

 papa," said he to Sir Bellingham, as he trotted by him on his pony, 

 in the true Harrow-school lingo, " ]i02u demlislily that one-armed 

 fclloio rides ! " 



I have stated that the Marchioness of Cleveland was out on this 

 day. She is a most graceful horse-woman ; and, when her favourite 

 hunter Brighton, w^as in his prime, cut a prominent figure in " The 

 Operations of the Eaby Pack." 



The Ladies Augusta Milbanke and Arabella Vane are constant 

 attendants on the Eaby Pack three times a fortnight, which is pretty 

 good work for the softer sex. They have been well entered to hounds 

 from their very infancy ; yet it would be difficult to produce two 

 more amiable or accomplished persons. As for Lady Augusta, she is 

 not only a fine rider, but she is nothing less than a sportswoman. 

 She is as attentive to hounds in their work as her noble father himself, 

 and he never enjoyed a fine run more. Then look at the elegant and 



