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THE BEST SEASON OX RECOED. 



than ours now — Firr's wliitelegged bay Laving shown us 

 all a clean pair of heels — our fox said to be dead beat, 

 and our horses undoubtedly so? Well, " nuist do, must 

 do" — and Kismet is kind to the next three — too kind, 

 for they do nothing to mend matters for those who have 





"LEFT LIKE A BULL IN A POl'XD."' 



yet to come. No. 4 has already declared loudly that he 

 cannot, nay, that he icill not; for that 



The heart of his i^ood hoi'we 



Wiis niii,h to hurst with viok'iice ot" the l)eat, 



And so perforce he stayed, and overtaken spoke. 



But finding himself left like a bull in a pound, and that 

 neither Tennyson nor any other man is likely to help 

 him out, unless he helps himself, he too puts his head 

 down and goes for the opening — if so it might be called. 

 It has every claim to the title when he has done with it ; 



