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a donkey cart, and conveyed some miles before a 

 horse's cart was procured ; he was then transferred 

 to it. Can I ever forget the sight of that mournful 

 cortege, passing through the quiet village of Temple- 

 oram that evening about 8 o'clock? The night was 

 dark, but there was a slight moonshine, which shed its 

 ghastly rays upon some twenty horses being led by 

 countrymen in front, and on the horse and cart, with 

 the body of the dead sportsman, stiff and cold, in his 

 red coat, with a cloak thrown over him, his feet ex- 

 tending over the end of the cart (the tail-board being 

 removed to give them room), and held together by his 

 faithful servant, Johnny Ryan. Close after the cart 

 followed some twenty of those who hunted with his 

 Lordship that day, all walking in silence, and accom- 

 panied by a large number of peasants. And to com- 

 plete the dread picture, one hound folloAved close by 

 the cart. 



No use dwelling longer on these sad details ; suffice 

 it that his lordship's remains were transferred from the 

 cart to Lord Bessborough's break at Bessborough, and 

 conveyed to Curraghmore, escorted by Jephson, who 

 came back to meet it, Johnny Ryan, and one or two 

 more. 



There never was a larger funeral collected toge- 

 ther in Ireland than that which was marshalled in 

 the courtyard of Curraghmore on the morning of 

 " Lord Henry's " funeral, and I believe never was one 

 followed to the grave by more truly sorrowful men. 

 Not a sound or a whisper could be heard, as the single 

 file of black-caparisoned carriages wended its weary 

 way along the meandering drive from the courtyard to 

 the quiet little graveyard of Clonegam. 



