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gentleman being close at hand, seeing the blood,, 

 at once exclaimed, " Oh ! Jammie, wait a minute till 

 I get a little rum or brandy to put on it." So he 

 did, to Jammie's delight, for after bathing the 

 wound, he caused great laughter by saying, "I 

 think I'll try a drop inside, as well." 



I also remember Jammie's successor, J. Percival 

 (Loftus), giving his finger and drawing a fox. 

 The fang went right through his middle finger^ 

 and we had to force a stick into the fox's mouth 

 before we could get it free. In neither of the 

 above instances did they inflame or cause muck 

 trouble. How different to the present day, when 

 everybody seems so frightened of blood poisoning. 



Hound Trails. 



It used to be the custom to have hound trails at 

 the various village feasts held at Redmire, Car- 

 perby, Aysgarth, Thoralby, West Burton, and 



