100 HOUND AND HORN ; 



to know during the season what hounds were doing, and 

 the events of each day, when they could be given him : 

 but with all this he did not forget other things, and 

 frequently spoke with gratitude of the blessings he 

 enjoyed, and of the wonderful way his life had been 

 prolonged. He was not a thoughtless or a hardened 

 man — far from it — but in his own unsophisticated way 

 was preparing for that great change which he felt must 

 soon come upon him. 



I am not going to divulge what took place between 

 my dear old friend and myself in the sanctity of his 

 chamber ; but this I say with truth and firm belief, that 

 George Carter was an honest, upright. God-fearing man, 

 during the time I knew Tnost of him, and that was to- 

 wards the latter end of his life ; and if it may be said 

 by any who knew him in his prime — should any such be 

 left — that he was hasty or passionate in the field or else- 

 where, I would only ask, " What are you ? What am 

 I ? And which of us is so faultless as to take up the 

 stone ? " 



Towards the last few days which remained to the old 

 man on earth, a visible change took place in him. 

 There was no sign of illness, but still he seemed 

 to know his end was at hand, and he was prepared 

 for it. His mental faculties were clear, and his voice 

 strong, till he rambled away into scenes, probably of 



