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country, and never before in any December 

 can the ground have ridden so beautifully 

 light. 



December 5th. — 



The meet was at the Carpenter's Arms, at 

 Thorn. We trotted off, punctually at eleven, to 

 Brympton. Found in the Rookery there, and 

 ran to West Coker, and lost. Did not find 

 another in Brympton or Lufton, but as the day 

 was declining hounds spoke to one in Chilthorne 

 Domer, and presently pushed him out ; but 

 home was sweet to him, and he came back, not 

 to remain long, however, for they again 

 persuaded him to take country, which he did on 

 the Tintinhull side, and went away, but to 

 ground almost directly on Mr. Hussey's farm. 

 Bolting was no use, for this home-sick animal 

 was no sooner out than he turned to come 

 in again, but was cleverly interrupted by 

 Charley, who, jumping down to block the drain 

 with his legs, actually caught the fox between 

 them by the neck. " Neck or nothing" said the 

 fox, and soon he was nothing. 



