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monlal in particular, and nothing should alter his 

 opinion in the matter. When, however, it was repre- 

 sented to him that the suggestion emanated from the 

 farmers and yeomen, Mr. Bisset relented. He had 

 received too much kindness from these his best friends 

 to refuse to accept their present. And accordingly a 

 fund was raised, to which no fewer than four hundred 

 and thirty persons contributed, the sum total amount- 

 ing to ^757, although the amount of the subscriptions 

 was expressly limited. 



It was eventually decided that the testimonial should 

 take the form of a picture representing a stag at bay 

 in Badgworthy Water, with portraits of Mr. Bisset on 

 his favourite grey horse, of the huntsman and whip, 

 and of some few favourite hounds, the places of honour 

 being given to "Nelson," " Finisher," and "Nemesis." 

 Mr. Samuel Carter was selected for the work, which, 

 after receiving a place in the Royal Academy, was 

 duly presented at a great dinner at Dunster on Sep- 

 tember 14th, 187 1. The one note of sadness in the 

 proceedings was Mr. Bisset' s hint that he could not 

 hope to keep the hounds much longer, and his reference 

 to the death of Sir Thomas Acland. 



For in the month of July, 1870, good old Sir Thomas 

 passed away in his eighty-fifth year, full of age and 



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