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were stopped, as usual, at this point; and when he had 

 taken a turn at a deer, in Croxton Park, coming back, he 

 had his supper at Belvoir, and was sent home. 



This was also the habit of his Ijrother Lictor when he 

 was at walk at Clawson. He would sometimes join Will, 

 and then a day or two after, by way of a change, he 

 would be seen remarkably busy with Sir Richard Sutton's. 

 He once joined the Quorn at Holwell Mouth, and they 

 killed their fox in the woods, close to Belvoir Castle. 

 Sir Richard and Lord Rosslyn had arranged to take the 

 draft that season, and the former was so pleased with 

 Lictor's work, that he said to Jack Morgan : " Get off, 

 Jack, and see if he's straight ; if he is I'll have him, if I 

 get first pick." Jack shook his head after the inspection, 

 and said : " He'll never come to Quorn, Sir Richard ; " 

 and so it proved, as Will Goodall worked him six seasons, 

 and then Lord Henry's, Sir Watkin's, and Mr. Davenport's 

 kennels used him. It was always said that he carried the 

 scent across some dry fallows that day, near Clawson 

 Thorns, and Will never failed to point him out to Jack, 

 when he came to the kennel, with, " There, my lad, that's 

 the dog that killed your fox for you. You won't have 

 him ; I'll keep him to show me the road into some of your 

 country." 



Never was there a more luckless trio than Rosebud's 

 three sons, Rallywood, Rocket, and Royster. Rallywood 

 had his thigh broken ; Rocket, a good-looking dog, but 

 curiously marked, was kicked and killed in Grimsby Field, 

 and Royster fell down a chalk-pit in Irby Dales. 



Will Goodall's opinion of Rallywood, as given in his 

 hunting journal, is interesting reading — 



"This is a most beautiful little short-legged clog, exceedingly light of bone, 

 but with beautiful legs and feet. I got him from Brocklesby in exchange for 

 Eaglan in 1850. This dog was considered by the late W. Smith to be one of 

 the best bred hounds in the Brocklesby kennels. Rosebud, his dam, worked 

 until she was ten years old ; she was never known to do anything wi'ong. They 

 are perfection in their work, and everlasting." 



Mr. Foljambe's Saladin, Albion, and Sparkler were 



