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perseverance could reveal a trace of him. The 

 morning's scurry and this little excitement 

 managed to occasion two or three falls, but 

 muddy coats will soon fail to tell tales, as the 

 ground is getting so hard again. We then 

 went to Stalbridge Common Plantation, where 

 they soon found a fox, who hung some time in 

 the cover, and at length went away very sharp 

 for Drakes, near which Orbell and his horse 

 took different views of a brook, and his stirrup 

 leather a third view, which delayed him, and 

 the Master held hounds on, as they wanted 

 help, and, going on smartly past Jericho, soon 

 left Thornhill Wood on the left, and bore on 

 for Warrbridge Gate and Lydlinch Common, 

 where Orbell rejoined us. They turned right, 

 and passing Stroud Farm, ran into Stock Wood 

 in thirty-five minutes. In Brickell's Wood we 

 viewed him, dead beat, but hounds divided, and 

 the fresh fox saved the old one's life, and we 

 went home about four o'clock or so. 



March 13th. — 



To-day was an advertised by-day, so a 



