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them into a stable at Palmer Flatt. They fre- 

 quently got out, however, and hunted his feet 

 through the churchyard into the church, and 

 walked quietly up the middle aisle to opposite 

 his pew, where they laid down and remained 

 until the end of the service. My wife reminds 

 me of the above, and says their behaviour was so 

 perfect that she often gave more attention to the 

 hounds than the sermon. Mr. Winn was Vicar. 

 He never objected, although he had a full view 

 of them. 



Another incident occurred on the 12th August, 

 1874. Mr. Chapman used often to walk up to 

 the shooting box on the moor, to see the guns 

 during the luncheon hour. On the occasion in 

 question, two hounds followed him. After the 

 guns had left for their afternoon shoot, he and 

 Mr. Robinson were left to lock up the hut, in 

 which there were some grouse left. Next morning 

 when the keeper went for them, he met a hound, 

 "Hector," looking very distended, a few hundred 

 yards below the shooting box. When he arrived 

 at the box he saw a large hole in the window, and 



