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dustrlal schools, over which she personally presides, 

 and she visits the sick and ministers to their wants 

 in the most charitable manner. 



Duke was a very good whipper, and learned much 

 under Briscoe ; and since he has been promoted to the 

 post of huntsman he has shown that he can fill that 

 position equally well. He rides well, he lets his hounds 

 work for themselves, and never interferes with them 

 until it is necessary, and when he does he seldom 

 disappoints them. He is most persevering, and never 

 gives up while the least chance remains of accounting 

 for his fox. The only fault I know him possessed of 

 as a workman is, he sometimes draws his coverts 

 too quickly, and leaves a fox after him if he lies 

 close. 



Billy Quin, and Dan Ryan, were very good whips 

 under him, and he now has the making of a good man 

 in Arthur Wilson ; and Johnny Crowley is a well 

 behaved boy too. 



Johnny Ryan, his lordship's second horseman, is 

 no relative to old Johnny the huntsman. He has been 

 in the service of the Curraghmore family for a long 

 time, having been taken up by Lord Henry at the 

 Curragh many years ago. 



Lord Henry made him his flat and steeplechase 

 jockey, and he steered for him to victory many a 

 mount. He has a most perfect seat and hands, 

 and no man can "make" a young one better than 

 he can, nor does a master possess a more valuable 

 servant in his way than Lord Waterford possesses in 

 Johnny Ryan. 



It was a rare sight long ago to see ** old Johnny" 

 the huntsman handle the hounds, and how he used to 



