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runner-up. On another occasion frost came on^ and 

 Mr. Gibson initiated him into the natural mysteries 

 of curling. Johnny Rogers, the livery-stable keeper, 

 always horsed him ; and ^' the Chief Justice" remem- 

 bers well how a boy galloped up to him on his first 

 appearance, with some sort of confused message in 

 his head that '^ Mr. Wauchope has sent me to tell 

 you, sir, which way the hares go" ; and how that 

 green courier stared at the reply, '^ I shall soon find 

 that out for myself.'^ 



Mr. Sharpe, with Will Carfrae as his man-at- 

 arms, was always in great force with his jokes ; and 

 it was remembered for many a long day how he and 

 his pony were bogged at Crichton. The hares were 

 very good, and on the occasion when Mr. John 

 Wauchope^s Claret v/on the Tureen, there were 

 more than ninety dogs, with Monarch among them. 

 The meetings were given up on the death of Mr. 

 George Wauchope, who had long officiated as honor- 

 ary member ; and the Champion Cup, to which eYerj 

 fresh holder added a little shield with an in- 

 scription, was presented to his wddow. The Club 

 died rich, and the members devoted themselves to 

 dining the funds away, and have not finished yet. 

 Many of the fields have been divided with double 

 rails, and hardly a " So -ho I" is. heard there now. 



After our tour of inspection which Mr. Sharpe, 

 ever loyal to old friends and old times, charged us to 

 make or never speak to him more, we harked back 

 to Woolmet, where Mr. Gibson is equally fond of 



