. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. i ! Taglioni ! Paul!No card,—thank heaven—engages me to night!Feathers, of course—no turban, and no toque-Weathers against it, but Ill go in I dote on white—my satin dress,Merely one night—it wont be much the worse-Cupid—the New Ballet I long to see—Stupid ! why dont she go and ope the door !* Glistcnd her eye as the impatient girlLi;tcnd, low bending oer the topmost stair. 5i6 A FOX-HUNTER. Vainly, alas ! she listens and she bends, she hears this question and replyAxes your pardon, sir, but what dye want? Taxes, says
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. i ! Taglioni ! Paul!No card,—thank heaven—engages me to night!Feathers, of course—no turban, and no toque-Weathers against it, but Ill go in I dote on white—my satin dress,Merely one night—it wont be much the worse-Cupid—the New Ballet I long to see—Stupid ! why dont she go and ope the door !* Glistcnd her eye as the impatient girlLi;tcnd, low bending oer the topmost stair. 5i6 A FOX-HUNTER. Vainly, alas ! she listens and she bends, she hears this question and replyAxes your pardon, sir, but what dye want? Taxes, says he, and shall not call again ! A FOX-II UNTER* IS a jumble of paradoxes. He sets forth clean though he comes outof a kennel, and returns home dirty. He cares not for cards, yetstrives to be always with the pack. He loves fencing, but withoutcarte or tierce ; and delights in a steeplechase, though he does notfollow the church. He is anything but litigious, yet is fond of acertain suit, and retains Scarlet. He keeps a running account with. Baikers Horse, Dog, Fox, and Co., but oljjects to a (berk. As to cards, inchoosing a pack he prefers Hunts. In Theatricals, he favours MissSomerville, because her namesake wrote the Chase, though he neverread it. He is no great Dancer, though lie is fond of casting of!twenty couple ; and no great Painter, thougn he draws covers, andseeks for a inrush. He is no Musician, and \ et is fond of live despises Doctors, yet folio vs a course of bark. He professes to* Comic Annual, 18^3, A FOX-HUNTER. 517 love his country, but is perpetually crossing it. He is fond of strongale and beer, yet dislikes any purl. He is good-tempered, yet so fara T;irtar as to prefer a saddle of Horse to a saddle of Mutton. He issomewhat rough and bearish himself, but insists on good breeding inhorses and dogs. He professes the Church Catechism, and countenances heathen dogmas, by naming his hounds after Jupiter and Juno,Mars and Diana. He c
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