The life of a fox written by himself . 79 Chesters Story , . 86 Devonians Story . 92 Berkshires Story . 97 Sandys Story . 102 Conclusion . 127 ILLUSTRATIONS Huntsman and Hounds. By J. A. Wheeler . . Frontispiece Wily Penning his Story. By T. Svilth .... Facing page 1 Wily Addressing his Friends, By T. Smith . . „ „ 2 Breaking Cover. By S. Howitt . „ „ 18 Stopping Hounds. By S. Howitt . „ „ 22 Full Cry. By S. Aiken . „ „ 42 The Craven Hounds in Savernake Forest. By T. Smith . „ „ 58 Gone Away. By Henry Aiken . „ „ 70 Bagging the Fox. By C. Loraine Smith . . „ ,, 76 Hunting in Cover. By Henry Ai
The life of a fox written by himself . 79 Chesters Story , . 86 Devonians Story . 92 Berkshires Story . 97 Sandys Story . 102 Conclusion . 127 ILLUSTRATIONS Huntsman and Hounds. By J. A. Wheeler . . Frontispiece Wily Penning his Story. By T. Svilth .... Facing page 1 Wily Addressing his Friends, By T. Smith . . „ „ 2 Breaking Cover. By S. Howitt . „ „ 18 Stopping Hounds. By S. Howitt . „ „ 22 Full Cry. By S. Aiken . „ „ 42 The Craven Hounds in Savernake Forest. By T. Smith . „ „ 58 Gone Away. By Henry Aiken . „ „ 70 Bagging the Fox. By C. Loraine Smith . . „ ,, 76 Hunting in Cover. By Henry Aiken „ „ 82 The Death of the Fox. By R. B. Davis . , ... Every Hound has Got a Fox. ByT. Smith 108 113 Note.—The Coloured Illustrations are from contemporary prints andpaintings by Henry Alken, S. Howitt, and other well-known sportingartists, kindly but by Mr. Basil Dighton. The Black and WhiteIllustrations are facsimile reproductions from the originals by TomiinTH in the old J^^r-? -:?? Stoky. THE LIFE OF A FOX A FAITHFUL history of the hfe even of a Fox maybe not without its interest, for, to the wise, nothingin nature is mean, and truth is never was prompted to write this account of myself byoverhearing one day, as I lay in a covert by theroadside, the following remarks by one of a partywho were passing by on their return home fromhunting a fox, which, as it appeared, the houndshad failed to kill. Well, Id give a good deal to know what be-came of our fox,—how was it he could have beatenus ? There is nothing I should like better than toinvite to supper all the foxes that have escaped frompacks by which they have been respectively huntedto-day, and then persuade them to declare to whatcause they owed their escape. To tempt themthere should be rabbits at top, rabbits at bottomand sides, rabbits curried, fricasseed, and rabbits B 2 THE LIFE OF A FOX dressed in every imaginable way, by the best Frenchcook. The thou
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