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too, now to Stradsett,* then to Narford,f 

 but more frequently to Marham and a 

 hearty welcome among some few of the yeo- 

 manry among whom must be reckoned Mr. 

 John Gamble of Shouldham Thorpe, well 

 known for his splendid breed of Shorthorns, 

 selected with good judgment, and main- 

 tained at considerable expense and that 

 excellent agriculturist, Mr. John Negus, of 

 Crimplesham, with whom and whose amia- 

 ble family I and mine were on a footing of 

 intimacy helped to relieve the monotony 

 of my daily existence. 



On nay first visit to this fine specimen of 

 an English farmer, he proposed, after 

 breakfast, a ride round the farm. I readily 

 acquiesced, and, mounting me on a favourite 

 cob, we almost made the circuit of every 

 field. It really was a sight pleasing to be- 

 hold if only to contrast the present per- 



* The seat of W. Bagge, Esq., for many years M.P. for 

 the Western division of the County, 

 t The seat of Andrew Fountaine, Esq. 



