HARRY BULLFINCHER, WHO IS EVER SO MUCH BETTER ACROSS COUNTRY THAN WHEN HE MIXES IN THE MERRY DANCE (ESPECIALLY AFTER SUPPER) HAS COME TO GRIEF OVER A STOOL DURING A POLKA, AND IS SHOUTING FOR SOME ONE TO "_CATCH HIS HORSE!_"]
[Illustration: _THE PLEASURES OF THE COUNTRY._
_Enthusiastic Nimrod._ "THERE'S ANOTHER THING TOO ABOUT FOX-HUNTING WHICH I ALWAYS THINK DELIGHTFUL--YOU COME UPON SUCH PICTURESQUE NOOKS AND CORNERS. NOW, WHO WOULD EVER THINK OF COMING OUT HERE FOR A _MERE WALK_!"]
GOING OUT TO TEA IN THE SUBURBS.--A PRETTY STATE OF THINGS.]
[Illustration: _SNOOKS HAS JOINED A RIFLE CORPS._
_Snooks._ "SPLENDID CREECHUR--AIN'T HE? BLESS YOU, HE'S A PERFECT BROKE CHARGER. WAS IN THE HORSE GUARDS ONCE. YOU SHOULD SEE HIM IN HIS ACCOUTREMENTS. _GOES IN HARNESS TOO, I BELIEVE!_"]
OLD MR. SQUEAMISH, WHO HAS BEEN ON DECK FOR HIS WRAPPER, FINDS HIS COMFORTABLE PLACE OCCUPIED BY A HAIRY MOSSOO!]
[Illustration: _A SCHOOL FOR OLD GENTLEMEN._]
_Horrid Boy (to his Cousin)._ "I SAY, ROSE! WASN'T THAT MAJOR DE VERE WHO JUST LEFT YOU?"
_Horrid Boy._ "AH, THEN, I THINK HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE TOLD YOU WHAT A TREMENDOUS BLACK SMUDGE YOU'VE GOT ON YOUR NOSE!"
(_N.B.--Of course there is no smudge; but there's no looking-glass within miles for poor Rose to satisfy herself._)]
_Distinguished Foreigner (who does not comprehend why a frost should stop Hounds.)_ "AHA! NO HONT ZIS MORNING--MON DIEU!--ZEN ZERE IS NO _DOG'S MEET_ TO-DAY!"]
_Clara._ "YES, DEAR, I'VE GOT THE LAST ONE DOWN, AND IT'S PERFECTLY DELICIOUS. A MAN MARRIES HIS GRANDMOTHER--FOURTEEN PERSONS ARE POISONED BY A YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL--FORGERIES BY THE DOZEN--ROBBERIES, HANGINGS; IN FACT, FULL OF DELIGHTFUL HORRORS!"]
_Keeper._ "STOP A BIT, MESTER REGINALD, AND I'LL LIFT ONE ON 'EM UP!"
_Mester Reginald._ "NOW YOU JUST LET THEM ALONE, I'M COMING OVER!"]
"YES! I ALWAYS LIKE TO GET AS MUCH HUNTING AS I CAN BEFORE CHRISTMAS--THE WEATHER IS SO NICE AND OPEN!"]
[Illustration: _A FROLIC HOME AFTER A BLANK DAY._]
[Illustration: _HOW WOULD IT BE WITHOUT CRINOLINE?--TRY IT._]
[Illustration: _AFTER SUPPER.--STRANGE ADMISSION!_
_Mr. S._ "MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF WALTZING WITH YOU, MISS JONES?"
_Miss J._ "I WOULD WITH PLEASURE, _BUT UNFORTUNATELY I'M QUITE FULL_!"]