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AUTHOR'S PREFACE. 



AS I have been asked by several friends to 

 write a few notes on the history of the 

 Wensleydale Hounds, and as I am not 

 aware of any trustworthy record of them having 

 been published, I feel that, being closely asso- 

 ciated with the pack for upwards of sixty years, 

 possibly I may have a greater knowledge of 

 them than any person now living. I have 

 tried to write this in an easy, readable, jocular- 

 sort-of-after-dinner style, when the rims are so 

 frequently run over again, over the walnuts and 

 wine, and most thoroughly enjoyed. Although 

 I have been on my back for more than twenty- 

 five years, suffering from an affection of the 

 spine, my recollections of the various runs, 

 incidents, and anecdotes related, are still as 

 vivid and fresh to my mind as ever. I claim 

 no pretentions to high literary attainments, but 

 having done my best, I trust my friends and 



