1884. 19 



December 13th. ^ — 



A bright siiiiii}^ morning fonnd a large 

 field, brought out, no doubt, like the flies, b}' 

 the warmth, at Bagber Bridge. I will not 

 enumerate the names, as those who were there 

 will remember it, while those who were not will 

 not read this account, perhaps ! Yeargrove, 

 Spar Copse, and two little covers at Hinton 

 being drawn blank, we went on to Twin Wood, 

 where the busy little ladies soon spoke to a fox, 

 who broke ; and, in spite of the efforts of an 

 eager field to be even with him before the 

 hounds were, crossed the road in front of us 

 and made for Spar Copse. Here he was headed 

 b}' a dog, which turned him short back, and he 

 ran over rather a stiff bit of country down 

 almost to Cut Mill, some hounds even crossing 

 the river, but Orbell's horn re-called them, and 

 they ran through the lower part of Twin Wood 

 again, out on the Hewstock side, to the gates of 

 the Sturminster Union. But he was too well 

 dressed to be admitted as a pauper, though he 

 might have been regarded as a casual. So he 

 went on his way and led us down to the Manston 



