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pack, recovered the line near Henstridge Station, 

 and, crossing the brook, ran him nicely back to 

 Prior's Down, which we left on the left ; and, 

 passing Loader's Farm, and heading for Common 

 Plantation, crossed the Bagber Road, and then 

 over the Allotments to Stalbridge town, where, 

 headed by some foot people, he turned short 

 and ran into hounds' mouths, who were close 

 at him, at the end of an hour and fifty minutes. 

 Our next fox went well away in view, from 

 the Toomer Gorse, towards Toomer Farm, over 

 the Quarry Farm, and, leaving In wood to his 

 left, he came down to the Lodge, and, crossing 

 the high road before he got to the Ash, where 

 he had not time to call, he made for the shelter 

 of the Church Farm Garden, in Henstridge, 

 where they declined to put him up, so he was 

 speedily ejected, and hounds made short work 

 of him. We rode home under a clear sky, and 

 every appearance of frost. 



December 23rd. — 



The meet was at General Parke's hospitable 

 house, and he, with Mrs. Parke, gave a cordial 



