"Old  Dolofiil  called  witli  a  requisition  for  me  to  give
a  Hportin'  lc<"t()r  -axed  wot  I  sliovdd  lector  iqion-  said
lie  tlioiight  '8<;ent'  woubl  he  a  very  good  Hul)ject.  Told
him,  ail  that  could  he  said  aljout  scnut  was  tliat  it  was
a  werry  queer  thing.  Nothin'  so  queer  as  scent  'cept  a
woman.  Told  him  lo  compose  .an  firation  ujion  it  him-
8«df  if  hf;  could.  lIi-  tlicn  siiiil  Huiiiiin'riiig  the  'unter
would  he  a  gooil  Hiihj<!i't.  'J'ohl  him  tli;it  com  and  a  nin
in  the  ciirriagc  was  tin;  tmi"  wiiy  of  summci-ing  the
'unter.  Ridin'  U>  'cmnds  he  then  thougiit  would  do.
Told  liim  I  wasn't  a  '  <r-u-r-r  :ilongI  then;  nro  three
couple  of  'ounds  on  the  scent'  man  at  all,  and  ridin'


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arter  'oimds  wouldn't  draw.  Didn't  seem  to  take  the
difference,  l)ut  took  his  departure,  which  was  just  as
well.
"LETTER   FROM  BOWKER.
'"Honoured  Sir,— Yours  is  received,  and  Mrs.  B.
and  I  will  be  proud  to  act  the  i)art  of  warining-]ians.  I
suppose  we  may  expect  you  in  a  day  or  two.  You  will
be  son-y  to  hear  that  poor  Billy  was  hung  this  moi-ning.
