. Chips, sporting & otherwise : in verse & prose. Horses; Fox hunting. 76 CIdo Copn-g. Whoo hoop! rip and tear him ; whoo hoop ! soon all's over; But hark ! there's a holloa—a holloa " away ! " We surely are now quite in what is termed clover, Let's hope there's a scent in the open to-day! There is, and for fully three miles do we scamper, Though the fences are blind, in a very smart ring; At the brook in the vale one or two get a damper, But each one pronounced it a very quick thing. A few turns in covert, and pug's life is ended. As line a young fox as was ever pulled down
. Chips, sporting & otherwise : in verse & prose. Horses; Fox hunting. 76 CIdo Copn-g. Whoo hoop! rip and tear him ; whoo hoop ! soon all's over; But hark ! there's a holloa—a holloa " away ! " We surely are now quite in what is termed clover, Let's hope there's a scent in the open to-day! There is, and for fully three miles do we scamper, Though the fences are blind, in a very smart ring; At the brook in the vale one or two get a damper, But each one pronounced it a very quick thing. A few turns in covert, and pug's life is ended. As line a young fox as was ever pulled down ; The keeper the litter so carefully tended Our master has cheerily handed a crown. The obsequies over, bright sunbeams come falling Aslant the green ridings and rackways, which say Thathuntsmanandhoundsmustabandontheircalling, And foxes, too, rest till our next trysting day. TWO COPERS. N committing the following amusing anecdote to paper, I will at once state that I am simply recording facts as told to me, and that I disclaim beino: in this instance the author of. 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 Wedge, F. L. W. Coventry : W. W. Curtis ; London : Hamilton, Adams
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