. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. History of Hereford cattle m were coming and met us at the station. I said to him tiiat "this is a Yankee Captain from New England, and I advise you to look out for ; ''All right/' said he, "and we will make a Hereford man of ; We got there just in time for supper, which was a cold leg of mutton, bread, cheese and water-cresses. The Captain said that he had eaten so much "crow pie" that he did not feel like eating any supper. The Captain liked water-cresses
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. History of Hereford cattle m were coming and met us at the station. I said to him tiiat "this is a Yankee Captain from New England, and I advise you to look out for ; ''All right/' said he, "and we will make a Hereford man of ; We got there just in time for supper, which was a cold leg of mutton, bread, cheese and water-cresses. The Captain said that he had eaten so much "crow pie" that he did not feel like eating any supper. The Captain liked water-cresses fresh from the spring, and that, with» the Stilton cheese, re- freshed his appetite, and we supped together in merry mood, notwithstanding we had eaten croiv. After supper we took our long pipes, and Miss Hewer brought in some mulled elder wine for a night cap. The next morning after break- fast William ordered his hunter, a mare four- teen years old I had sold him before I left Eng- land, as good a hunter as was ever under a saddle, and as good a pony that he rode around the farm, as ever was crossed by a man, and who knew as much as half of them. The grey- hounds came jumping round, and we were off for a course. Hares were plentiful. "Which will you take, the old mare or the bay ? Sotham can ride either, and I will ride the pony," but the Captain chose the pony. We joked the Cap- tain on his seat in the saddle, and asked him if we should tie his legs. The first field produced a hare, and the greyhounds killed her before she got out of it. The pony became a little excited, but the Captain stuck to the saddle, and was highly delighted with the course, the first he had even seen. The next field William saw a hare in her form. "Now, Captain," said William, "go start for that tree and you will see her, whip her up; a hare will always lie very clqse when the dogs are round. We will give her plenty of ; The Captain could not see the hare in her for
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