Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . nd then Mr. RedVeskit, or the genTman with the big calves, will catch it again. Should anyone int that they have seen a better cast, little bouyswill go home and tell their mas they dont think much of JackJones, and Jacks character will begin to go. A fish-fags ware isntmore perishable than an untsmans fame ; his skill is within thejudgment of every one— Cleverest feller alive !—* Biggest foolgoin ! But to the run I The Chass I sing ! A run is either a luster—elbows and legs throughout—or it is sharp at first, and slow arter-wards ; or it is slow at first
Handley Cross; or, MrJorrock's hunt . nd then Mr. RedVeskit, or the genTman with the big calves, will catch it again. Should anyone int that they have seen a better cast, little bouyswill go home and tell their mas they dont think much of JackJones, and Jacks character will begin to go. A fish-fags ware isntmore perishable than an untsmans fame ; his skill is within thejudgment of every one— Cleverest feller alive !—* Biggest foolgoin ! But to the run I The Chass I sing ! A run is either a luster—elbows and legs throughout—or it is sharp at first, and slow arter-wards ; or it is slow at first and sharp arterwards. The first is wotmost frequently finishes the fox ; and when every ound owns thescent, unless Old Reynard does the hartful dodge, by lyin down inan edge-row, or skulkin among cattle or ship, in all humaneprobability his life arnt worth twenty minutes purchase from thefind. The second class run—sharp at first and slow arterwards—is themost favourable to the fox ; for the longer it lasts, the slower the. OM, Mtt. JOfillOCKSS SUNT. 211 ounds go, until they get to wot the old Agony coachmen used to callParliament-pace—that is to say, some six miles an our, when theyare either run out o scent, or a big are jumps up afore them, andleads them astray. Its then, * Ware are Wenus! Wictoryyfor shame!and off ome. The third class—slow at first, and sharp arterwards—is hawk-ward for the fox, but good for beginners, for they get warm in theprogress, instead of being choked at the start. The thing improves,jest like a hice-cream i the eatin. No two men gree upon the merits of a run, less they appen tobe the only ones to see it, when they arrange that wot one saystother shall swear to ; your real jealous bouys cant bear to see manyat the finish. In relatin a run to an absent friend, it is alwaysallowable to lay on fifty per cent, for presence. Talking of a run, ingenuous youth should speak in praise of theead the ounds carried. This doesnt mean that they r
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