56 HIDING POK A FALL. 



coiiiplishing, thinking no horse in the world could 

 clear it, or even get through. 



" Never mind," cried the Squire, " my place is 

 on the other side, and there I must be at any rate, 

 so good-bye ;" saying which, he sent his horse at 

 the place, with that determination and nerve for 

 which he was so justly renowned, and under the 

 influence of which, horses ridden by himself so 

 seldom swerved at their fences, and on the right 

 side he was landed very soon, but horse and rider 

 — just where my friend exp^ected to see them — on 

 the ground. In short, he rode for a fall, and got 

 one, but, none the worse for his skirmish, was up 

 again, and quickly at the tail of his hounds. 



On another occasion he was riding against a gen- 

 tleman of the name of White, who happened to 

 arrive first at the only spot in a bullfinch where 

 there was a chance of clearing it. Mr. White 

 made the attempt, and failed, sticking fast in the 

 hedge. 



*' Get on !'* cried Mr. Smith. 



" I can t," said White. 



" Ram the spurs into him," exclaimed Mr. 

 Smith, '' and pray get out of the way !" 



" D n it," replied the prisoner, " if you are 



in such a hurry, why don't you charge me !" 



Mr. Smith did charge him, and sent him and 



