Sporting scenes and country characters . ar, you shoidd not see that Paper, I send it to you, as under— 68 THE WHIPPER-IN. Sportsmen attend.—On Tuesday 29ti Ins^ was buried at Barrow,near Wenlock, Salop, Tlionias Moody, yc well known Whipper-into G. Forester Esqs Fox Hounds for 20 years.—He had every Sport-ing Honour paid to his Memory.—He was carried to ye grave by aproper number of Old Earth Stoppers, and attend! by many otherSporting Priends, who heartily mournfl for him. Directly after the Corpse, followed his old favourite Horse(which he halways called his old Soul) thus accoutred — carry
Sporting scenes and country characters . ar, you shoidd not see that Paper, I send it to you, as under— 68 THE WHIPPER-IN. Sportsmen attend.—On Tuesday 29ti Ins^ was buried at Barrow,near Wenlock, Salop, Tlionias Moody, yc well known Whipper-into G. Forester Esqs Fox Hounds for 20 years.—He had every Sport-ing Honour paid to his Memory.—He was carried to ye grave by aproper number of Old Earth Stoppers, and attend! by many otherSporting Priends, who heartily mournfl for him. Directly after the Corpse, followed his old favourite Horse(which he halways called his old Soul) thus accoutred — carryinghis last Foxs Brush in ye front of his Bridle—with his Cap, Whip,Boots, Spurs and Girdle, across his saddle. The Ceremony beingover—he (by his own desire) had three clear, rattling View Halloosgiven him over his Grave : and thus ended ye Career of Poor Tom,who livti and died an honest Fellow, but, alas ! a very ivet one. I iiope you and Family are well, and you believe me, much yoius, G; Forester. WiLLEv, .5! Dec- THE EARTH-STOPPEll. ^;;vl#>-^l§^)f^ REPARATORY to the enjoyment of foxf^-]}i^^^^jr, hunting, the business of the earth-stop- ^i%^\i/iiii:^ without due care in the performance ofhis duty, a good run cannot be obtained. His occu-pation, indeed, is not one of the most agreeable de-scription, and the extent of his labour is little known;yet, in producing good sport, he is an essential tigent. For the purpose of effecting the preparatory dutyof earth-stoj)ping, the manager of the hounds applies,at the commencement of the season, to the keeper, whosometimes fulfils the duties of the oflice himself, or he 70 THE EARTH STOPPER. engages a substitute,—generally an agricultural labourerupon whom the fullest reliance can be placed. Thekeeper receives a small salary; and must be diligentin his attention that the earths are properly stopped,and at the proper time, and opened on the followingafternoon or evening. Previous to a days hunting, in-timation
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