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his best to assist theni ; and they were rimning 

 fairly into their fox, which he had just viewed 

 dead-beat before the hounds, when the hunts- 

 man and others galloped up, and, either from 

 jealousy or want of sense, took the hounds in 

 a contrary direction, made a cast to a large 

 wood, and never got on the scent again. This 

 is related to prove that where h'ounds go, a 

 huntsman should go, if possible. 



Among other visits, Mr. Smith paid one to 

 Lord Spencer, at Althorpe, when he had a 

 day with his old acquaintances of the Pytchley 

 Hunt; Mr. G. Payne being now the Master. 

 He was most cordially received; and when 

 riding to draw the covert, Mr. Payne told him 

 that they had been most unlucky, not having 

 killed a fox for some weeks. As he was 

 mounted on one of Lord Spencer's horses, and 

 not on his own, he was obliged to decline 

 assisting them, which he was pressed to do. 

 They soon found; but after about half an 

 hour's running they crossed the line of ano- 



