. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. TIPPERARY 163 rocking on it, as a toy - horse and rider swing on a pedestal, with a balance-weight. Neither my English ash-plant nor the persuasive eloquence of two ready countrymen—-much-maligned, I shall ever consider, are. ''4^^ z^;?^"^" We were rockin£! on the bank these sporting peasants, who form so active an element in an Irish hunting-field — availed to alter the situation one bit ; and I began to think I might stand on that bank till Mr. Burke had killed his fox. The only thing for it was to push the horse back


. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. TIPPERARY 163 rocking on it, as a toy - horse and rider swing on a pedestal, with a balance-weight. Neither my English ash-plant nor the persuasive eloquence of two ready countrymen—-much-maligned, I shall ever consider, are. ''4^^ z^;?^"^" We were rockin£! on the bank these sporting peasants, who form so active an element in an Irish hunting-field — availed to alter the situation one bit ; and I began to think I might stand on that bank till Mr. Burke had killed his fox. The only thing for it was to push the horse back again into the nearer ditch. This I managed successfully, but even then my stubborn soul rebelled against the ignominy of sneaking. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elmhirst, Edward Pennell, 1845-1916; Giles, G. D. (Godfrey Douglas), 1857-1941. London : Chatto & Windus


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