182 Seventy Tears a Master. 



''Yes, sir," was the answer, "but you 

 must be very careful. When you get half-way 

 over pull to your right." 



Into the river he went, although there was 

 not the slightest necessity for going over. 

 He got half-way across and the miller began 

 shouting, " Pull to your right ! Pull to your 

 right ! " Instead, Fred pulled to the left. 

 ** You'll be in a great hole in a minute 1 " 

 yelled the miller, " Pull to your right ! " 



Not he 1 To the left he went, and a 

 minute later under went both horse and rider, 

 and he was lucky, I can tell you, that we were 

 able to get him out alive. 



But Fred Hogg was a fine judge of 

 hunting. I once sold my first pack and 

 bought another. We had had a very good 

 run one day, but puss had beaten me. On 

 the return journey my old friend rode up to 

 me and characteristically expressed his opinion 

 of the new pack, much to their detriment in 

 comparison with the old hounds. 



" I'm glad she beat you, you blood-thirsty 

 old rascal," he said, chuckling with great glee. 



