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was unsatisfactory, under the inauspicious 

 condition of the elements, the second attempt 

 fully compensated for the disappointment. It 

 was a humid morning, with a light wind from 

 the south east, and the place of meeting 

 Wadley House. A goodly assemblage of 

 sportsmen congregated, to whom the well- 

 known hospitalities of the mansion were prof- 

 fered with that liberality which prevails in 

 Berkshire. The large pack was selected for 

 the occasion, and their appearance did great 

 credit to the presiding genius of the kennel. 

 Colonel Goodlake piloted the way to the 

 covert to be drawn first, and the chief topic 

 of conversation turned upon the probability 

 of having to encounter Rosey Brook at start- 

 inof, a well-known stream Math hollow banks, 

 into which many an aspirant for fame has 

 found himself emerged not only in water, but 

 also in inexpressible grief, in consequence of 

 the difficulty generally experienced in extri- 

 cating his horse. A small covert known as 

 the Rogue's Coppice held a fox ; he was 

 quickly found and as quickly viewed away, 

 the hounds close at his brush, when tlie fun 

 commenced. There was one gentleman with 

 his horse seen combating the waters, not in the 



