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but Beeswax came down on his chest ; how- 

 ever, he soon got up again, and both horse- 

 men came np with the hounds before they had 

 killed their fox. "When Mr. IS^ichol and the 

 rest of the field arrived, Sir Bellingham told 

 them what had occurred, and offered at once 

 to give 250 guineas for Mr. Smith's horse, 

 which was called the General, and had cost 

 but forty-five guineas three moi *=5 before. 

 Mr. Smith, however, preferred to keep his 

 steed ; and some of his performances will be 

 related hereafter. 



Some time after this Mr. Smith had an ad- 

 venture in the !N'ew Forest, which he made the 

 subject of a spirited picture, — one included in 

 the Loan Exhibition at Southampton in 1866. 



The royal stag -hounds met that day at 

 Stoney Cross, intending to take a particular 

 old stag which had been doing mischief in the 

 cottage gardens. It was found lying by the 

 keepers, was roused; and the hounds being 

 shortly after laid on, they went at a most 



