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pleasing variety in the happy dance, keeping in mind 

 the glories of the field among the fair eyed maids 

 of Berkshire ; and long must be remembered the 

 delightful evening. 



We are glad to hear that Mr. Moreton has had 

 some most excellent sport during the present month 

 — February — in the Vale of White Horse country. 



Mr. Moreton had a narrow escape of his life the 

 other night. He was returning home from hunting 

 on a favourite hack when, owing to the darkness of 

 the night, the animal came in contact with a gig, 

 the shafts of which penetrated the flank of the horse 

 and killed him on the spot. Mr. Moreton was thrown 

 under the carriage but, we are happy to state, received 

 no serious injury." 



" Nim South," who visited the country in 

 1831, called it "a canal of a country." He 

 says, "It is forty-five miles in length and only 

 fourteen in breadth." 



Mr. Moreton used to convey his hounds to 

 the meet in a van with four post horses. His 

 kennels were in a field close by the town of 

 Faringdon, near the present brick kiln. He 

 also kept up the secondary kennel at Crick- 

 lade used by Lord Kintore. 



Mr. Moreton hunted his own hounds with 

 great zeal, and was a good rider, scarcely less 

 courageous than Lord Kintore. He is said 

 to have been exceedingly passionate, and not 

 very judicious in his language. He once 

 jumped into a road at the same time as his 



