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by side, and it was then a crack breakfast 

 meet ; Mr. Brown, of Compton ; the Rev. 

 Mr. Jenkins, of Longworth, who had an 

 entire grey horse,, afterwards ridden by 

 Stracey, the Whip, on which he is painted 

 in the Hunt picture ; Mr. Jenkins was a noted 

 character of the day, and many stories were 

 current about him in the Hunt. Upon one 

 occasion, it is said, he was remonstrated with 

 by Dr. Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford, on 

 account of his fondness for hunting. Mr. 

 Jenkins repHed, " I quite appreciate, my Lord, 

 the force of your remarks, but after all, every 

 man must have some amusement ; now I don't 

 care for dancing and other frivolous amuse- 

 ments such as other men enjoy ; I think, by- 

 the-bye, that I saw your lordship's name in the 

 list of those who attended the last State ball." 

 " Quite true, Mr. Jenkins," said the Bishop, 

 a little taken aback, " but I assure you I was 

 never in the same room with the dancers." 

 "Just my case, my Lord, I am rarely in the 

 same field with the hounds." Mr. Jenkins, 

 however, paid such heed to his Bishop's 

 remonstrance that he gave up attending 

 meets ; but he found his health, required him 

 to continue riding exercise, and it was soon 

 remarked that whichever direction he and his 

 horse took, with this laudable object, they 



