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fame, that the Squire was indifferent to the 

 faculty in hounds of hunting, in the full 

 acceptation of the term ; but that was de- 

 cidedly a misconception: he hated potterers, 

 it is true— he had experienced too much of 

 that in the blue mottles — but he always knew 

 the value of nose, combined with pace and 

 stoutness. 



In the year 1810, Mr. Osbaldeston was 

 the purchaser, for the valuable consideration 

 of 800 guineas, of Lord Monson's pack, and 

 succeeded to the country. The noble lord, 

 his predecessor, devoted much attention 

 to appearances, paying great homage to 

 symmetry and speed, but the brief time he 

 was in possession of the hounds was insuffi- 

 cient to carry his objects into effect. They 

 were distinguished for their rich black, white, 

 and tan colour, so much the fashion in modern 

 times, and they were steady, but not very 

 even. 



With the pack, the services of Wilson, 

 their first whip, were secured, and Mr. 

 Osbaldeston hunted them himself; Tom 

 Sebright, then only twenty years of age, 

 was engaged as second whipper-in, with a 

 character from Carter, Sir Mark Sykes's 



