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himself, his style of riding, and his ideas of what 

 is pleasant, and this would quite suffice if he 

 makes up his mind to keep the horse for one of 

 their lives, or both, should they end them toge- 

 ther — a finale by no means to be considered as 

 an impossible event under such circumstances, for 

 most extraordinary are the opinions of some men 

 as to what is pleasant and what is safe in the 

 action or habits of a hunter, or indeed a horse for 

 any purpose. 



I remember, as a boy, frequently meeting 

 General White with hounds, that is, occasionally 

 seeino; him for the first ten minutes after a find with 

 the Duke of Richmond's, but much oftener with 

 Lord Newburgh's harriers, with whom I occasion- 

 ally took a day when living near their kennel. 

 The worthy General walked a good sixteen or 

 seventeen stone, and stood an honest six feet, 

 whether on the ground or on his horse, for when 

 in a gallop such was the peculiarity of his seat, 

 that he stood equally straight and upright in 

 either case. The General piqued himself on his 

 riding, and still as much on two extraordinary fat 

 pig-like animals that he rode, and thought and 

 affirmed them to be two of the finest horses and 

 best hunters living. To see him in a gallop on 

 these mountains of flesh was awful ; he rode with 

 both bridoon and curb-reins together in his hands, 

 on which he had accustomed them to hang, and 

 bore till he could not have kept his seat, or 



