66 MELTON AND HOMESPUN 



hunters to the " Egan Arms " with the savoury " drag " 

 hanging gracefully round his neck. Great was the joy 

 of the villagers who flocked into the street to swell the 

 procession on its way to the hostelry, where the " wake " 

 of the green coat was kept up as fervently as was the 

 " christening." 



