. Fifty years' fox-hunting with the Grafton and other packs of hounds. onel Williamson hunted for many seasons withthe Bicester, and rode well. The Earl of Jersey. A name greatly revered for generations is thatof Lord Jersey, and the bearers of it were famousas good landlords, and also as capital riders. No pen of mine can do justice to the presentlord. I once heard an American say that he hadlicked all Varginie ! and, extending his arm, heexclaimed, Cast iron ! pillar of marble ! double-jointed all the way through ! my father licked allVarginie, and I licked my father!! And so itis that, good
. Fifty years' fox-hunting with the Grafton and other packs of hounds. onel Williamson hunted for many seasons withthe Bicester, and rode well. The Earl of Jersey. A name greatly revered for generations is thatof Lord Jersey, and the bearers of it were famousas good landlords, and also as capital riders. No pen of mine can do justice to the presentlord. I once heard an American say that he hadlicked all Varginie ! and, extending his arm, heexclaimed, Cast iron ! pillar of marble ! double-jointed all the way through ! my father licked allVarginie, and I licked my father!! And so itis that, good as all the Jerseys have been, thepresent earl beats them all, and I hope he maylive long to be the pillar of marble he is to theBicester Hunt! and it is very satisfactory to hearthat Lord Villiers is carrying on the riding qualifi-cation of the family. The farmers do not stand in need of praise ;with Mr. Edward Paxton as leader, , Owen Clarke, Harper, Nichols, Leppei,Busby, Tomes, Barge, Warr, Hinton, Godwin,Rogers, Sanders, Terrys, Roper, Lester, John. ? of Dick Painters Flyer,,: ridden by Frank Beers when whipper-in. Dick Painter. 305 Treadwell, Flowers, Dickens, King, Mansfields,and many others there is a strong sportingcontingent. The Bicester country is one of thebest, if not the best, in England, such goodfarmers abound all over it; they set their facesagainst wire, and it is believed to be the fact thatthe country does not suffer from the presence ofthat cruel invention. Dick Painter. This worthy was a well-known dealer in horseswho lived at Bicester. In the exercise of hiscalling he gained a large circle of friends, andearned an honest living. Dick was the youngestof a family of four girls and four boys, who wereleft orphans while still young; and the girls, beingall older than their brothers, worked hard andbrought them up. They were plodding, steady boys, but none ofthem showed any aptitude for business except theyoungest; and two good gentl
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