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undulating, sometimes his ears only appeared. The 

 attention of the young hounds became excited, and one 

 or two tried to obtain a nearer view of the retreating 

 object. Sundry objurgations of the whipper-in seemed 

 only to increase their curiosity, and when he was in the 

 act of cutting Jumper's head off, or trying to do it, with 

 his heavy whip on one side of the lane, Foreman at the 

 other made a fair bolt of it, and away went the party as 

 if running for the St. Leger. The huntsman hallooing, 

 whippers-in swearing and rating, made the hounds think 

 the game was up in right good earnest, and they of 

 course could not do less than add their voices to the 

 chorus. Donkey, thinking matters becoming serious, 

 no longer carried his head jauntily from side to side, 

 looking over his back, and giving an occasional note on 

 his trumpet, but frightened at the din in his rear, he 

 laid his ears back upon his shoulders, and set off as fast 

 as his legs would carry him, blowing his horn furiously 

 all the way. The whipper-in being mounted only on a 

 pony, stuck the spurs in with fury to head them, but as 

 misfortune seldom comes singly, little Mischief happened 

 to get in the way, and down came pony and whipper-in 

 crash together, Jack undermost. " Here's a go," roars 

 the huntsman ; " pick yourself up. Jack, as soon as you 

 can, for there's a row and no mistake ; you havn't no 

 bones broken, I hope." *' I han't no bones broken that 

 I am aware on just yet," murmurs Jack ; " but somehow 

 or other, t'aint so easy to get up again ;" and no wonder, 

 the pony's fore foot was in Jack's coat-pocket ! Matters 

 were soon adjusted, however, and Jack was up, and off 

 to the rescue, like mad, muttering more anathemas 

 against Jumper and Foreman, than all the cardinals put 



