. Hound and horn in Jedforest : being some experiences of a Scottish / by T. Scott Anderson ; illustrations by G. Denholm Armour. Tom was attending to his horse, and feedingthemselves. The preparations for our reception included, besidesa well-stocked larder, an old beef horse which, fromthe size and shape of one of his hind-legs, we named** Bedpost. He was afQicted with grease, and wasfond of leaning up against a support and scratchingthe affected leg with his sound one. On the way to the kennels next morning we foundthat old ^Bedpost had, during the night, been support-ing himself aga
. Hound and horn in Jedforest : being some experiences of a Scottish / by T. Scott Anderson ; illustrations by G. Denholm Armour. Tom was attending to his horse, and feedingthemselves. The preparations for our reception included, besidesa well-stocked larder, an old beef horse which, fromthe size and shape of one of his hind-legs, we named** Bedpost. He was afQicted with grease, and wasfond of leaning up against a support and scratchingthe affected leg with his sound one. On the way to the kennels next morning we foundthat old ^Bedpost had, during the night, been support-ing himself against a rail fence surrounding the tennislawn. He had begun at one end, and carrying awaya rood at a time, had worked his way along, levellingthe whole to the ground. He then got his rumpcomfortably wedged against an old arbour, which,though he did not raze, he canted considerably offthe straight. That day he was turned into the cow-field, which was surrounded by a strong iron fence,in which apparently secure barrier he found a weakspot; for about 3 I was wakened by a stampingnoise outside the front door, continued at regular. 00 O ?4—» u o u as 72 J5 o Oh T3 O GETTING TO WORK 55 intervals, and kept up so long that I went I found old Bedpost leaning on the ironrailing at the foot of the stone steps, indulging in hispractice of scratching his big leg. The poor beastwas soon afterwards converted into soup. Hounds were received with symptoms of greatenthusiasm by all dwellers in the Forest country;not only by those who followed them, but by manywho never had been, and could never hope to be,out with them. During the early days of cubbingin the first season, many indications were shown ofa strong interest in the hunt, and a keen appreciationof the sport. An old farmer occupying land adjoining the kennelsnever missed seeing hounds go out in the morning;no matter how early they left the kennels, old Wightwas at his gate to see us pass ; and though rather asolemn-loo
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