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days, by which the present ones were only 

 rendered the more painful. There are men who 

 so situated would borrow the pony and get a 

 little hunting with any Beagles that perchance 

 might be kept in the neighbourhood, and 

 would ride the horse to see the Foxhounds 

 another day in the week, if peradyenture they 

 came so often within reach ; and " here's Mr. 



on his BAY horse," would tell the sad 



tale that he had no other. Far happier and 

 in sooth far wiser would be that man than I. 

 But I hope I might be permitted to make my- 

 self miserable my own way, and stay at home. 

 The man who avails himself of the means in 

 his power and got his hunting as he could 

 would I grant shew himself the truer Sportsman 

 at heart, and no one could doubt his "amor 

 venery." No one could doubt the London 

 man's lore of dramatic performance, who was 

 content in the absence of the well appointed 

 chariot to take his wife under his arm, and 



