2l5 THE HUNTING-FIELD. 



tliey went off without me ; but afterwards didn't 

 I ^sliove' the grey along," said Jessy, working 

 his arms and legs to show how " shoving" should 

 be accomplished. 



" I dare say you did." said I, ^' and, it seems, 

 shoved all the field before you." 



'' I kept my place," said Jessy, " like a good un : 

 with all their trying they couldn't get away from 

 me except twice, when my horse fell at two 

 ' raspers,^ and here's proof," said he, showing the 

 mud on one of his knees and his horse's nose. 

 '' I got up when they killed the fox, before they 

 left the place, I can tell you." 



" Bravely done," said I ; " but how came so 

 keen a sportsman as you not to stay for the second 

 fox ? " 



" I thought they were all going home," said 

 Jessy ; " but, besides that, the owner of the dogs 

 was very rude to me, so I should not have stayed 

 at any rate." 



My friends winked at each other. " How did 

 that happen, Jessamy," inquired I. 



" Why," said Jessy, " I came up such ^ a 

 buster^ to them, that, not seeing the hounds, I 

 rode bang amongst them. ^ Ware hounds, Avhere 



the d are you coming ? ' most insolently said 



the Huntsman. Three or four of the dogs set up 

 a howling. Up comes their Master. ' Who are 



