"  Now,  then,  for  the  sport !  We  quickly  found  our  fox,
and  the  scent  being  good,  he  soon  saw  it  prudent  to
leave  the  cover  and  ti-y  his  fortune  in  the  open.  The
hounds  got  well  together,  and  everything  seemed
indicative  of  sport,  when  one  of  those  '  untoward  events,'
to  which  all  countries  are  liable,  occurred,  and  com-
pletely changed  the  aspect  of  affairs.  The  fox  was
shamefully  headed  hy  a  man  at  work,  forced  from  his
line— one  of  the  best  he  possibly  could  have  selected—


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and  driven  upon  pri'Oiind  all  foiled  with  the  stain  of
sheep  and  cattle.  Seeing  what  had  occuiTed,  I  pnlled  ui)
in  perfect  despair,  and  ahnost  vowed  I  would  never  come
out  hunting  again.  How  strange  it  is  that  men  will  hoop
and  holloa  when  they  see  a  fox,  as  though  their  lives
depended  on  this  exercise  of  their  lungs !  I  have  often
meditated  a  paper  upon  hoUoas,  and  the  events  of  this
day  made  me  more  resolved  to  execute  the  intention
than  ever.  The  readers  of  this  lively  publication  may
now  look  for  its  aj^pearance.
