. Old sports and sportsmen : or, The Willey country. Moodys Horn, Trencher, Cap, Boots, &c. CHAPTEE XI. THE WILLEY WHIPPER-IN. The Willey Whipper-in—Toms Start ia Life—His Pluck .andPerseverance—Up Hill and down Dale—Adventures with theBuff-coloured Chaise—His own Wild Favourite—His Drink-ing-horn—Who-who-hoop—-Good Temper—Never Married—Hangsters Gate—Old Coaches—Tom Gone to Earth—ThreeView Halloos at the Grave—Old Boots. The huntsmana self relented to a grin,And rated him almost a whipper-in. Tom Moody never rose above Ms post of wMpper-in,but tie bad tbe bonour of being at tbe top of bisprof
. Old sports and sportsmen : or, The Willey country. Moodys Horn, Trencher, Cap, Boots, &c. CHAPTEE XI. THE WILLEY WHIPPER-IN. The Willey Whipper-in—Toms Start ia Life—His Pluck .andPerseverance—Up Hill and down Dale—Adventures with theBuff-coloured Chaise—His own Wild Favourite—His Drink-ing-horn—Who-who-hoop—-Good Temper—Never Married—Hangsters Gate—Old Coaches—Tom Gone to Earth—ThreeView Halloos at the Grave—Old Boots. The huntsmana self relented to a grin,And rated him almost a whipper-in. Tom Moody never rose above Ms post of wMpper-in,but tie bad tbe bonour of being at tbe top of bisprofession ; and before proceeding furtber witb oursketcb of Squire Forester it may be well to dwellfor a time upon tbis well-known cbaracter, wbomDibdin immortalised in bis song, so familiar to all. THE WILLEY WHIPPER-IN. 123 sportsmen. He was in fact, in many respects, whatMr. Forester had made him : Nature supplied thematerial, and Squire Forester did the rest. Tomhad the advantage of entering the Squires servicewhen a youth. Like most boys of that period, hehad been thrown a good deal upon his own re-sources, a state of things not unfavourable to adevelopment of self-reliance, and a degree ofhumble heroism, such as made life wholesome. Tomhad no opportunities of obtaining a national-schooleducation, nor of carrying away the prize nowsometimes awarded to the best behaved lad in thevillage. But in the unorganized school of commonintercourse, common suffering, and interest, wasdeveloped a pluck and daring which led him toperform a feat on the bare back of a crop-eared cobthat gave birth to the after events of his life. Itappears that he was apprenticed to a Mr. Adams, amaltster, who had sent him to deliver malt at theHall. On his return he was seen by the Squiretrying his horse a
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