136 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



I have, periodically, the most excruciating 

 muscular rheumatism and lumbago — but 

 less often as time goes on. 



Will Dale's motto was, ** Best fox first 

 away, and after him as quick as you can." 

 His hounds always displayed that very 

 good sign of seeming so fond of him, 

 and, my word, didn't he take some 

 stopping! Such a cheery chap, too, he 

 was, and always a pleasant word for the 

 country-people — which goes a long way. 

 If you want to make hunting popular, 

 give the madding crowd on foot and 

 wheels a show now and then, when 

 circumstances seem to demand ; you don't 

 lose much. I don't believe In the auto- 

 cratic master who is for ever trying to 

 elude a few onlookers. 



I saw the other day, in the memoirs 

 of Bismarck (most patriotic of statesmen), 

 that he was credited with the remark 



