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ever, he was, and is still, a " model of neatness," and is a particularly 

 graceful horseman. It was not long before he augmented his force 

 of " hound turners " by the addition of Godfrey Lawson and 

 Humphrey G. Barclay, as 3rd and 4th Whips respectively, while 

 James Winstanley Cropper acted as a very efficient secretary. A 

 Beagle Club was also formed consisting of master, secretary, and 

 whippers-in, ex officio, and two others, whom I think were W. H. 

 Otter and P. H. Wykeham. The weekly dinners were sometimes 

 great fun. Mr. Lawson introduced the custom of drinking lime- 

 juice, and on one occasion, at a dinner in his rooms, a telegram was 

 sent to King Edward VII. wishing him many happy returns of his 

 birthday, or congratulating him on some such event, and the reply 

 is, I fancy, kept in the famous Beagle Book. 



The cornet and a fox-terrier called " Match " invariably joined 

 in the post -prandial choruses, the accompanist usually being Mr. 

 Otter or Mr. J. C. Newman (" Noggs "), who was famous for his 

 falsetto voice (if not for his false set o' teeth !) and the many times a 

 day he played " Whisper and I shall hear " or " Just one Girl " (with 

 variations !) on various pianos in sundry friends' " digs." This hero 

 was a member of " Maudlen " College, and I think about the best 

 horseman " up " in my time. I remember that he was so fond of 

 riding that he was the despair of his college " rowing bloods," one of 

 whom, on the occasion of some boat races, besought him to " come 

 and make hunting noises on the bank," in order to spur (!) on his 

 college crew to victory. 



Anent the story of J. C. Newman and the " rowing bloods " afore- 

 said, I have unearthed the following verses. 



[Still poetry ! but this is the last !— F. C. K.] 



"NOGGS ET PEAETEREA NIHIL!" 



(Tune — " Maudlen may make more row ! ") 



Oh Noggs, we pray thee come and row 



For Maudlen and the cause ! 

 Quit, quit your hunting for the nonce 



And bravely " take up oars." 



