Yoicks! : heads and tales, tips and turns over (with a spill or two thrown in) . u were out to-day with Mr. Flightyof Hagglefords hounds. Dye know whats come to em all ? Did they kill, doyou know ? and was there a London gent with you ? I know nothing of them, replied the Other Jones ; I left early. There were some swell-mobsman chap—if the tales true as I got it—comedown and made hisself mighty free up at old Flightys place ; and old Flightybeing away from home, and them expecting the nephew, who was a stranger like,the housekeeper took the London chap for him, and gave him the best there was
Yoicks! : heads and tales, tips and turns over (with a spill or two thrown in) . u were out to-day with Mr. Flightyof Hagglefords hounds. Dye know whats come to em all ? Did they kill, doyou know ? and was there a London gent with you ? I know nothing of them, replied the Other Jones ; I left early. There were some swell-mobsman chap—if the tales true as I got it—comedown and made hisself mighty free up at old Flightys place ; and old Flightybeing away from home, and them expecting the nephew, who was a stranger like,the housekeeper took the London chap for him, and gave him the best there wasin the house ; and old Sandy, the huntsman, running his head against the samestone wall, let him take the hounds out, and blarme me ! if he hasnt bolted withthe whole pack, and the huntsmans horse, too ! But theyve set the hue andcry after him, and he 11 not get far off, I guess. _ This was the telegram we got that night: Pray send some one down imme-diately. They say I ve stolen a pack of hounds. They have searched me, andhavent found them ; but they have bcked me up. 72.
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