A month in the Midlands

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1874.

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A MONTH IN THE MIDLANDS.

LONDON :
BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

Jhe J^if^t ^eek in Noyembep,.

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A VERY PLEASANT GATHERING AND BREAKFAST AT "THF cjhtttptj.q .- tT«T,^r

JKL/vivfASl Al THE SQUIRE'S." HAROLD QUORN KNOWS EVERYBODY-

DICK PYTCHLEY CONTENTS HIMSELF WITH A CIGAR.

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Contents.

Fron. the first week in NOVEMBER.
GOING TO "COVER."

II. FIRST MEET OF THE SEASON.

III. STUDIES IN THE FIELD.

IV. GONE A IVA V.

V. GONE TO EARTH.

VI. A DIS-APPOINTMENT.

VII. EXERCISE IN A FROST.

VIII. THE DAY AFTER A THAW.

IX. MILITARY STEEPLECHASES.

X. THE BROOK JUMP.

XI. THE FINISH.

XII. HIRED FOR THE DAY.

XIII. xi CONVENIENT CHECK.

* XIV.

XV.

XVI.

XVII.

XVIII.

XIX.

XX.

XXI.

XXII.

XXIII. j

XXIV.

DEAD BEAT.

A KILL IN THE OPEN.

AT THE HUNT BALL.

ON THE STAIRCASE.

AFTER SUPPER.

QUITS!

GRIEF IN A DITCH.

GOING LIKE STEAM

A WET RIDE HOME.

RATHER MORE EXCITING.

SOCIETY.

END OF THE SEASON.

WARM ENOUGH FOR CROQUET.

L OOKING FOR IVA RD.

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A

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CFro;ifis/>iccc J— BREAKFAST AT THE SQUIRE'S.

Time:— The First Week in November. A very pleasant gathering. Harold Quorn knows

everybody. Dick Pytchley contents himself, for the present, with a cigarette.
Horror of the Master at seeing a puppy, in couples with an old hound, come out in mistake.

GOING TO COVERT.

"DATHER a rough tuin-out of horses, and no end of urchins at

the rates.

Going to " Cover^"

DICK'S DOG-CART IS GREATLY ADMIRED AT THE GATES.

II.

THE FIRST MEET OF THE SEASON.

'T'HE Ladies in carriages, accustomed to Leicestershire, think it rather a dull
proceeding,— and Mr. Pytchlcy's coat not at all fit for " the Shires."

Fip^T Meet of the Seaso

N,

THE LADIES IN CARRIAGES, ACCUSTOMED TO LEICESTERSHIRE, THINK IT RATHER A DULL PROCEEDING.
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Ill,

STUDIES IN THE FIELD.

/^VER, Half over, Well over.

Stud

lES IN T

HE Field.

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OVER; HALF OVER; WELL OVER.

IV.

GONE AWAY.

A HARD-RIDING young Lady, in an old-fashioned habit, but with

undeniable " hands. '

Gone Aw-

ay.

A FAST TIIIXG ACROSS COUNTRY.

V.

GONE TO GROUND.

'MOKING out a Fox— an unsportsman-like practice, which we hope
soon to see abolished.

p

ONE TO

Ear^th.

SMOKING HIM OUT !

VI.

EIGHT P.M. AND EIGHT a.m.

pOURTEEN miles to covert to-morrow, old fellow!

Mind

you re up
in time ! "

" Please, sir, it's a-freezin' hard and has been snowing all ni^rht ! "

P.M.

A DlS-APPOINTMENT.

8 A.M.

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Dick.— "FOURTEEN MILES TO 'COVER' IN THE MORNING,
OLD FELLOW ; MIND YOU'RE UP IN TIME."

Servant.— " PLEASE, SIR, IT'S A FREEZIN' HARD, AND
HAS BEEN SNOWING ALL NIGHT!"

G

VII.

EXERCISE IN A FROST.

-yHE straw ring and extra clothing for a fortnight.

EXEP^ISE IN A Y

P.OST.

Stable Boy (i-dnihJ by Head Groom).

'GO STEADY! BLESS'D IF I CAN MAKE 'EM WALK! TIIEV PREFERS JUMPIN'
THIS WEATHER."

VIII.

THE DAY AFTER A THAW.

7ARMER GRIPPER wishes he could swim home.

Jhe Pay aftep^ a T

HAW.

FARMER GRIPrER BEGINS TO WISH HE COULD SWIM HOME.

IX.

MILITARY STEEPLE-CHASES IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

A LITTLE difficulty about starting.

MiLiTAP^ Steeplechases.

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A LITTLE DIFFICULTY ABOUT STAFxTINr..

X.

THE WATER JUMP.

A FTER going gamely all round, the favourite refuses, to the dismay

of her backers.

7he Bp^ok [Ju

MP.

AF
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n-ER nOING GAMELY -ALL ROUND, THE FAVOURITE REFUSES, TO THE DISMAY OF HER BACKERS.

XI.

THE FINISH.

T ITTLE SWOFFER wins on " Blazeaway."

The Finish,

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LITTLE SWOFFER WINS ON " BLAZEAWAY."

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XII.

HIRED FOR THE DAY.

A DOUBTFUL two guineas' worth.

]4lP,^D

FOR

-HE Pa^

A DELIGHTFUL ANIMAL, WELL WORTH TWO GUINEAS, WHO PREFERS THE HKWl ROAD TO TUK SOFTEST

TURF, AND DECLINES FENCES ALTOGETHER.

XIII.

A CONVENIENT CHECK.

T^AKING it easily.

A. PoNVENlENT pHEC

K.

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DICK, IN THE DISTANCE, BEGINS TO PERCEIVE WHY HAROLD INSISTED UPON THIS LOCALITY FOR THEIR

H U \TING-n U ARTERS.

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XIV.

DEAD BEAT.

HTHE end of a fast forty minutes.

Pead ^eat.

THE END OF A FAST FORTY MINUTES.

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XV.

A KILL IN THE OPEN.

"T^HE last good thing of the season.

yt j<.ILL IN THE p

PEN.

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THE LAST GOOD THING OF THE SEASOX.

A

XVI.

AT THE HUNT BALL.

GREAT crush, with as many dowagers as diamonds.

At the Hunt Bali

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A GREAT CRUSH, AND ONLY SEATS FOR THE DOWAGERS.

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XVII.

ON THE STAIRCASE.

TTAROLD makes strong running.

AFTER SUPPER.

T^ICK has to be set right in the Lancers.

On the Stair^ca

SE.

After S

FTER Supper.

HAROLD QUORX MAKES STRONG RUNNING.

niCK HAS TO BE SET RIGHT IN THE LANCERS :

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XVIII.

QUITS.

OUT has the pleasure of pilotnig- his partner next morning-.

Ou

ITS

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BUT HAS THE PLEASURE OF SHOWING HIS PARTNER THE WAV NEXT MORNING.

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XIX.

THE "COLLAR-BONER."

A WELL-KNOWN fence, which wise people avoid.

Gp^ief in a Pitch.

HAROLD HAS A REGULAR CROPPER, BUT PICKS HIMSELF UP AND CATCHES THE HOUNDS.

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XX.

GOING LIKE STEAM.

nPHE Flyers of the Hunt only are "placed.'

Coin

G LIKE

Stea

M.

LADIES MUST TAKE CAKE OF THEMSELVES.

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XXI.

A WET RIDE HOME.

RATHER MORE EXCITING.

A MISERABLE proceeding.

^'^ ETTING your boots off afterwards.

A Wet fviDE j^

OME.

Rather mop^ Exciting.

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not a lively troceeding.

getting vour boots off afterwards.

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xxir.

SOCIETY.

T^ICK is never popular with ladies, but lie quite does for himself
one evening at the Rectory.

f'

OCIETY.

DICK IS NEVER SO POI

PULAR AS HAROLD AMONG LADIES; BUT HE QUITE DOES FOR HIMSELF ONE EVENING
AT THE RECTORY !

XXIII.

THE END OF THE SEASON. THE FIRST CROOUET.

A TETE-A-TKTE towards home. TTAROLU (who used to hate it so!).

End of the Season.

jj.

P^ ENOUGH FOR

Cp^qu

ET.

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A DANGEROUS RIDE HOME.

TWO OF THE PARTY ARE RATHER IDLE.

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\XIV.

LOOKING FORWARD.

T-)ICK foresees how his friend will be driven to the meets next season
and as yet, feels thankful he is fancy free.

Looking Fop^'ar^.

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DICK FORESEES HOW HAROLD WILL BE DRIVEN TO THE '-MEETS" OF NEXT SEASON.

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