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While he had the hounds, mad- 



Madness 



ness broke out in the kennels, and in the 

 thirteen couple and a half had to be 

 destroyed. The bitten hounds were all chained 

 up separately, at some distance from one 

 another, but, as the moon changed, the story 

 goes, that they all became raving mad. 



There was a well-known French Count 

 gentleman living at the Swan Inn, Sauveur - 

 Alresford, named Count Sauveur (who was a 

 great friend of the late Sir George Womb well). 

 He was a first-rate violin-player, and very 

 fond of hunting, and " chaffing" Mr. Nunez, 

 who always took it very good-naturedly, and 

 generally gave him back in return as good as 

 he got. One day the hounds met at Warn- 

 ford, found a fox in the osier-beds, and went 

 away at a great pace up old Winchester Hill. 

 Mr. Nunez went up the steep incline very 

 slowly, and eased his horse as much as pos- 

 sible ; the count came by him as fast as he 

 could urge his nag, and shouted out, " Come 

 along, old Fat-gut." Mr. Nunez said nothing, 

 but leant quietly forward on his horse. When 

 the count got to the top, his horse was com- 

 pletely pumped out. Mr. Nunez then cantered 

 by, and cried out, " Come along, old Cat-gut," 

 which turned the tables, and shut the count 

 up altogether. 



