236 Tally ho. 



being Brownsover, the seat of Mr. AUesley Bougliton- 

 Leighj distant about four miles from Eugby. 



The night was frosty, but the morning, though cold 

 at first, the roads being hard and slippery in places, 

 was soon made pleasant by the brilliant sunshine. 



When I looked at the nag which was brought out 

 on my arrival at Mr. Darby's, I saw an extremely 

 handsome bay horse, well up to my weight, and, being 

 told he was perfectly quiet and temperate, I came to 

 the conclusion that it would be my fault if I could not 

 live with any pack of hounds on such a good-looking 

 hunter. 



At the first start I was made perfectly at ease in 

 n spect to the temper of my horse, for we had to pass 

 underneath the railway arch, with trains, of which 

 he took not the slightest heed, screaming, rattling, 

 and rushing about in all directions. This is a 

 very dangerous place, and should be screened, after 

 the fashion of some of our metropolitan bridges, or an 

 accident is bound to happen sooner or later. 



I know of nothing more unpleasant than to be 

 caught underneath a railway bridge, with a train thun- 

 dering past, when mounted on a fresh young horse 

 just out of the stable. Having experienced one or 

 two narrow escapes from this cause, I venture to draw 

 the attention of the authorities to it, as the bridge I 

 allude to crosses over the high road close to the 

 town. 



Then, trotting along, I found my horse, in addition 

 to his qualifications as a hunter, was a first-rate per- 

 former as a hack, having superb action and being a 

 delightful nag to ride. 



Numbers of well-mounted men galloped along, and 



