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Wednesday, Sept. 25. — We were invited to above ceremony. Cis 

 and I had to take our hunters back to Bridge of Aln on the way to 

 the wedding. We had no best wedding garment, so liad to do our 

 best with what we had. I wore my old 

 grey hunting coat, and a dress white waist- 

 coat, buttoning up the coat to pretend 

 it was a real waistcoat, jack -boots under 

 the trousers, and J. Carr's old hunting hat 

 that he had six seasons ago before he was 

 Whip to the Percy. He had concertinaed 

 it twice, and all the silk had been rubbed 

 the wrong way. We rode to Bridge of 

 Aln and walked on to Whittingham 

 Church. After the wedding Cis went 

 home, so I borrowed his gloves and stick 

 and went on in the Carrs' carriage to 

 Callaly. Drove back to Hedgeley to tea 

 and walked back to Eeaveley. 



Fenwick came to stop. 



Thursday, Sept. 26. — Brown of Bridge 

 of Aln sent Cis and Self up two horses. We 

 went to meet Percy hounds at Callaly at 

 11 A.M. Skirt meet. Selby did not really 

 try for a fox. 



Had a lesson in cooking entrees at Callaly from the cook for our 

 big dinner to-night. 



Present at dinner, J. and G. Carr, Cis, Fenwick, Crispe, and 

 Eobson, and Self. Great success, though no one would eat the rabbit 

 entree, as it had been skinned and cut up with my old pig-sticker 

 hunting knife, and cooked in the mange mixture pan which had been 

 cleaned out for the occasion. Before dinner we turned out a bagged 

 hare which only stood up for 10 minutes. Just as well, as hounds and 

 horses had both been fed. 



Friday, Sept. 27. —Up at 5 a.m. 



Met at Ingram at 6 a.m. 



No scent, found two hares but could do nothin£' with them. 



Wedding Garments. 



