, 1884-07-03
5ALLY-H0 A IIUMLUlr'
In 'fUngarb.ed As3er:" o. EnzI.Hh
Stag and FIX Hunting.
II stag Hunt n Tame aud PueriIe
ATh.r---cerrmnnirs Seemingly
without Purpose -
Struggling sight.


$1,000 ~ - q s~AA@s
4 MT u puelile AFFAIR.
IL "a y Ie nsneled in by q hunting baaak.
tas- at Sotlc "PporsuIs'y paced country seat,
Inc L~llstIess OF the house, uEj ring al fasLidi-
ousness, has to opan her sacred portals tot
liked host OF strange s; her Turkey culps
are trOl-en By to ungegenerats Aobnale
shoe OF tie tenant farmer; her Inatutinal
board is slreai with inc N gIuous heavy
vIAnfis an n.ul- ,rarious lquorS, although IL
IS doubtful whether game PIE and champagne
Are the mJstsu.taois strru cup for a man
mo has 10 rice straight inme jltc.y GIUer-
wari. Coaveyauces Of al kinds pow mp the
prl!n, grand 81 approaches; Eors.s led and
horses rIducn, hunters wirh their clothing nud
packs without, stan1p out tine vclvety smooth
ness of the avn, aided by tue uneasy
shLflins Of the pack within sight OF The
I'M groom windows, while GLASSES of stron
waters md other refreshm sntj are brought
out to thcs. ~hu, in virtue of thsir cG!cs, are
'eharred from sharing in the hospitality
within.
AT THE MEET.
After much Unnecessary and futile delay,
not u4miNyd with apparent hurry, the COM
pany MOUNTS and stIrts FOR ito meet. THIS
Is another seemingly purI os less N
as the meet is never ON the spot where tie
lctual business of tho day begins. In toe
vicinity Of some farm OF rural hosiery The
NS elDAA RAAas#h FER=IfilGt a. us
tue drngS breaks, victoriaS, wagonets, an
carts WHICH carry the sigh -ssers. There
wrars and great-coats are repudiatei. The
hack IL exchanged for tEo hunter. who has
been carefully conveyed to the trvstius-
place, and the men appear in all the glory of
their full bunting costume. But let it not
be supposed that the -much-vaunted pink
is general. Every combination is repre-
sented. from the endre and spotle1s
tIDnlIFU ~ E..arlaF gnn .rIsH .-zl. -.
boots, pipe-clayed riding-wh D., tall b!nclt
anomalous lat, bound to tie C liar by a
string, to the corduroys and stout fustiau OF
the farmer, aud the hybrid attire of breeches.
CATERS, and LACK Gu, away jacket of the
casual sportsman, the nOvice, and mob. who
ure rot members of the aunt Some pacl.s
do not hunt in pink at all. but there are
Always some energetic outriders who cannot
fore9o tue tie nptation OF making spo;s of
color on the plowed fields or green slopes.
When at last every one is mounted; when
the groonis have ostentat.ously settled the
habits and stlrrups Of ladies', and seen to the
Dts Of tier masters; when L zoo many
calls have pnssel between the master and
tie whip; whnu tho hounds In We been vari-
culy a-po;trophtzed 10y their Individual hsl-
tismnl names, the "irlI" gets into molten
once more aud leisure!y ambles FOR a mile or
two down the wiutry Iano5, followed by tue
str.ns II c5rrisges.
LIFTING . TIE GALE"
Suddenly Il curious o. ct coming In sight
stops the procession. IL is n small cart
IfRwa By u diDiinutive pony, and bearing u
wooden erection ia shape ike an exaggerated
'nmcrn. / uas round holes at the sid ami
w ing "o"5 a1 me o"cS. A sn~f-look.ng
ian stal s at tHo'e doors. AT al trcm
W nHeS e. 80 "ih"S u DOH ana tEef ny open.
TOR : whiic hDtLlAG come OF TIL, ceremony;
hoe 1uN D.. . 81 - T..f-
Iheh oy u I Oh u little cooking an pulling II
iuieti utsh,h'a BEAST ica1lnly steps out o. toe
""eFs. 10 Tue s'hg' lie l|oki about him
S7'rhe'y' ono IS almost tempted 10 b-l.eve
tna- ne nods u some more familiar lace ia
sHe oSsenoy' LOT ne shakes his mead, AMI
e'e"' apparently feinin lei OF hs duty
" Il irlendly hihb from his attendant,
nF's u Il hai4-S liIop acrss the nearest
t'!eaio"' a dead SHEA { ensies. The na ter
Puiis OUT hfs wa'cl aud is os- III ca!cu!a ious
he Knows All tHe stays ~ name. also th-ir
pro h'lLies anu as osition, aud allows them
afc"alnsIy more Or less grace. When h.
Ju gei taat tine "caif,' for TIA is his mildly.
suggestive sooFlque', as Ia ! sufficient al'
EA'cs ne starts tht pack, anfi instGHtdueous!y
t-e Wh ie heid goe' Streaming beAlnd the
n.nh"s alttr u perfectly invisible object.
Inc coInpac5 paaianS is, however,
promptly hroLen up, and a strangely
~h1iaGSllnS slSht inc pursusri present. All
the spectators stand up in toeir coaveyauces
", strain tneiF gaz' toward the ridge Of
H'II'oNeI VIM" 1he 'aSO sportsman mas dis
nPPeareu' tne "a .-iookinS mnn whips his
pony ana ives OF ths camera in the
"te't.on "h!cH long experiences mas tauSht
hmh nS particular charEe nus taken, AM
SoLns AuoW'hS spirits follow in his wake,
RIDERS IN THEIR GLORY.
an nou OF 80 NJ nm l. seen ar hearu
ave spasLolic cIIea o. They are cominG!'
wnicn Always prove degeNtVe' an notailgis
seen out inc desustory atreararcs Of riders
from opposite directions. no pretend they
Nv . ; ne cen. IN siek ng a snort cut, an
10 - aIsa.-ies a. ~" nsuses 20 pF.v'
"a nr,da,oo T.. -. ""y iou.a'ie
s.,iHa nnitt,nt = 80 a use Oh tno
a. no - -, g.. a. " " ooa',coiar
-, 80" ~ az Ieausenr Is seen
,.iIdI, e. ~ - ,y"i ~ IN ths
of ciavO. 81 :, ,ra. s%1P'sOu' paUC;te H
TTar, :. 40 10 abs..aaI - 'pLN'
l., ingrI,.ir -, - eN1'"luh
oft., NJ !, vinr lnga DS 1nio"h
ono ,,Is y" uan5er,
bro,L' "r 5,.ob ns p'Iku OUT OF
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saams IN Io,Ir rnon ~ - - y "Iiuie nc
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