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were tenants o' the Duke of Grafton about there, for 

 the Duke owned a deal o' property in that country ; 

 and Mr. Stone had some daughters, and besides the 

 hound puppy they had a retriever dog or two ; and 

 they used to go round, and collect all the puppies from 

 the different houses, and walk 'em all out together. 

 Oh ! 'twere quite a sight, and I've seen them young 

 ladies come along with three or four couple, times and 

 times, and they so pleased; and the hounds knowed 

 them well, and you may depend upon it they knowed 

 the hounds. And as to sensible, as you say. Why, sir, 

 did I ever tell you about some draft-hounds I sent to 

 Lord Sondes, at Lees Court, near Faversham, in Kent ? 

 Well, sir, 'twas when I was living with the Duke of 

 Grafton, and Lord Sondes hunted a pack of hounds iu 

 East Kent, and he sent to me at Whittlebury Forest, 

 where our kennels were, to know if I could let him 

 have some draft-hounds, and if so, I were to send them 

 to Rockingham Castle in Northamptonshire, which 

 belonged to his lordship, and they were to be sent on 

 from there to him in Kent. Well, sir, I sent eight or 

 nine couple, I forget exactly which ; but there, 'tis a 

 many years ago ; and they were sent up to London 

 and on into Kent by road, for, you see. sir, there were 

 no railroads then. Well, the hounds got down all 

 right, and after some time I got a letter from Lord 



