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source from which it can always supply foxes as 

 required, sent out a good one to-day, which led 

 us at a great pace towards Lydlinch Common 

 and over it, bearing to the right, and almost to 

 Bagber, on, rather to the left, to Bagber Bridge, 

 crossing the river for Thornhill, and, scent 

 failing rather, we followed him slowly towards 

 Drakes, and lost him. We then found another, 

 which gave us ten minutes' gallop, in Lydlinch 

 Witltybed, and went to ground. He was advised 

 to leave, which he did, and crossed the river to 

 Stock, just beyond which hounds pulled him 

 down on the edge of the brook, hounds and fox 

 falling backwards all together into the water in 

 wild confusion, which resulted in the total loss of 

 the fox, as he was sought for and raked for in 

 vain. This ended the day's sport, as a few other 

 covers were drawn blank, and the scent, which 

 was good in the morning, had changed, for 

 which no doubt we have to thank the barometer 

 at home, which was steadily falling. 



January 29th. — 



All the winds of heaven seemed to be 



