The life of a fox written by himself . CRAVENS STORY 59 it was nearly dark. I have since heard that theheight from which I sprang to the ground wasafterwards measured to decide a bet, and that itwas proved to be exactly twenty-seven feet. Itwas a strange adventure, but can be attested bymany who saw it; and with this I conclude mystory. Now for Northampton Pytchly. Thou artfamiliar with these things ; thou hast, no doubt,thy story by heart, and canst go a slapping pace. PYTCHLYS STORY. ECOLLECT that whenthe pace is good itcannot last long, andso with my story, forI remember but littleof my ver
The life of a fox written by himself . CRAVENS STORY 59 it was nearly dark. I have since heard that theheight from which I sprang to the ground wasafterwards measured to decide a bet, and that itwas proved to be exactly twenty-seven feet. Itwas a strange adventure, but can be attested bymany who saw it; and with this I conclude mystory. Now for Northampton Pytchly. Thou artfamiliar with these things ; thou hast, no doubt,thy story by heart, and canst go a slapping pace. PYTCHLYS STORY. ECOLLECT that whenthe pace is good itcannot last long, andso with my story, forI remember but littleof my very early have had the goodluck to escape fromseveral packs of hounds which have hunted mycountry, and am now arrived at a venerable age ;indeed, so far advanced in my teens that I beganto believe myself to be the oldest fox in thecountry, until I saw one who is fastened up by achain in the back-yard of the Peacock Inn, atKettering. Having been there ever since he was acub, he is known to be eighteen years old, and heis now full one-fourth shorter than when in hisprime of life. It is not likely that foxes often attainto such an age, as before that they become infirm ; PYTCHLYS STORY 61 and in countries where there are hounds becomean easy prey to them, and where there are nohounds they are killed by the gamekeepers. The first pack of hounds by which I was huntedbelonged to Mr. Osbaldiston, and a most trimmingpack they were ; but luckily for me, when theywere going their be
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