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the Easyallshire hounds, and bragging of his own 

 prowess, which consists of riding extraordinary dis- 

 tances to far-off' meets, and doing nothing when he 

 gets there, save telling wonderful and fabulous 

 stories of what he had done last time he was out, 

 and what he intended to do then. He is succeeded 

 by Dr Bolus, " the sporting Doctor," as he is called, 

 who must be making a very handsome fortune in 

 his profession, if his knowledge of medicine is any- 

 thing like his judgment in horseflesh, his skill in the 

 pigskin, or his acquaintance with the line of a fox. 

 After Bolus, on a three-legged screw, a wonder to 

 every one how it is kept at all on its understandings, 

 comes Aloes, the veterinary surgeon, a pleasant- 

 spoken, florid, little old man, skilful in his business, 

 ever agreeing, with his " That I would, sir," and one 

 whom I would much prefer to attend me when sick 

 than many a professor of the healing art among 

 men. The majesty of the law is upheld next by Mr 

 Sheepskin, the attorney, a gentlemanly man, a light- 

 weight, and one who rides, when need be, as hard 

 as if not harder than any one. Nor is the Church 

 absent (for we have not a few clerical subscribers 

 to the Easyallshire Muggers), but is well represented 

 in the person of the Piev. Mr Flatman, a good- 

 looking, well-built, foxy-whiskered divine, whose 

 handling of the ribbons on the coach-box, and seat 



