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CHAPTER IV. 



THE BURTON COUNTRY AND LORD HENRY 

 BENTINCK'S HOUNDS. 



The Great Northern, the Midland, and the 

 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire rail- 

 ways concentrate at Lincoln, affording the 

 wonted means of locomotion for travelling- 

 sportsmen seeking variety in fresh hunting 

 fields, and the ancient city may be accepted 

 as nearly in the centre of the Burton country. 

 Every species of accommodation can be 

 found, and the Saracen's Head Hotel I 

 especially recommend to my friends. Mr. 

 L. Thornton, the worthy landlord's son, is a 

 capital sportsman — one of the best men to 

 hounds, thoroughly acquainted with every 

 portion of the country, and ma}'-, therefore, 

 with perfect safety be taken as a pilot. Then 

 there is very ample and commodious stablino- 

 in Lincoln that may be rented on economical 



