Some Equine Erratics 2 5 1 



sporting tastes. " Pull up ! " thought the 

 veteran. " What ! with a start like this, 

 and hounds running ? What do you think ? " 

 and snatching hold of his bit, the game 

 old fellow went for the brook, like the lion 

 that he was. Over he flew with the greatest 

 ease. Up went his rider in the air ; for one 

 moment the horse's head was between the 

 man's legs, and the next, this " arm-chair 

 and mahogany " sportsman cut a voluntary, 

 and landed, with a great " kerchunk ! " on 

 the middle of his back. 



After this Billy cleverly eluded his pur- 

 suers, and enjoyed — I am quite certain he 

 immensely enjoyed — the rest of the run on 

 his own account. 



