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displayed, that, being connected with the 

 past history of Worcestershire, my kind 

 correspondent can scarcely fail to be re- 

 cognised : — " My first day's hunting with 

 foxhounds was in the winter of 1813, with 

 Lord Foley. I was then a boy on foot. We 

 found at Shipley Gorse, and ran to Snowden 

 Pool, and from there to Tong Castle, where, 

 to my inexpressible delight, I found the fox, 

 after a short check, in a bed of cabbages. 

 Set him going again, and the hounds soon 

 had him in a bog at a pool tail, into which I 

 dashed, and brought him out, as you may 

 suppose, with a wonderful amount of pride, 

 which was greatly increased by the worthy 

 Rector of Badger introducing me to his 

 lordship." 



