at the very sight of the obstacle that he sat down on his haunches 

 close under the rails and uttered up a fervent prayer for deliverance 

 from his difficulty. Deliverance, however, came not, and he was 

 still praying when the writer passed on. 



One rider, mounted on an intrepid fencer, negociated the 

 various fences in a manner more effective than graceful. 



Seizing hard hold of the cautle, he loosed the reins, the horse 

 jumped, up went the rider, and, after poising gracefully in the air, 

 thanks to the retaining hand, came back each time to rest. May 

 we recommend to his notice the bicycle brace. Captain Spearman 

 has a pair for sale cheap. 



The second line, from the high ground near Binfield Lodge to 

 Stoke's Farm, was without incident save one, when a dissolution of 

 partnership at a fence led to the acquisition of the best part of a 

 ploughed field by the " partee." Some acres were spread over his 

 face. 



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