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sporting tastes, " Pull up ! " tliouglit the 

 veteran. " What ! with a start like this, 

 and hounds running ? What do you think ? " 

 and snatching hold of his ]:»it, the game 

 old fellow went for the brook, like the lion 

 that he was. Over he flew with the greatest 

 ease. Up went his rider in the air ; for one 

 moment the horse's head was between the 

 man's legs, and the next, this " arm-chair 

 and mahogany " sportsman cut a voluntary, 

 and landed, with a great '' kerchuuk ! " on 

 the middle of his back. 



After this Billy cleverly eluded his pur- 

 suers, and enjoyed — I am quite certain he 

 immensely enjoyed — the rest of the run on 

 his own account. 



