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are far too many ten shilling gunners about 

 that let fly at any and everything that gets up. 



Incidents at Wimbledon. 



The following little incident at Wimbledon may 

 "be interesting. In was in 1863 or '66, when 

 the Belgians were on a visit to compete at the 

 meeting. Two old Dales volunteers, J. Humble 

 and J. Cockburn {alias Auld Jack), one evening 

 after gun-fire paid a visit to the Middlesex camp. 

 Humble was a well-known Dalesman, kennel 

 huntsman to the late Lord Bolton, a most 

 trustworthy servant, and, in fact, was said to 

 be his Lordship's factotum. Cockburn I have 

 previously mentioned under the heading "Auld 

 Jack." Well, they met a group of cockneys, when 

 Jack was shewn off as one of the "Belgeeans." 

 Jack spoke in his very best broad Yorkshire, 

 which, of course, was not understood, then Humble 

 stepped in and said he would do interpreter, 

 as he was well up in the "Belgeean" language. 



