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...shall be happy to communicate to any worthy person. The first is for the killing of a venerable gentleman, high in position, universally respected and disliked. The other has in view the murder of a flute-player. The first is, I fear (like Dickens's caricature of Leigh Hunt), somewhat disfigured by vindictiveness and personal feeling; the second, I make bold to say, is a very dainty piece of work...
...Foot ball Eleven, while in Montreal, were, through the courtesy of the McGill Club, witnesses of many pleasing sights. Among these, none was more interesting than the fox-hunt at Verdun, a place five miles distant from the city, and just above the Lachine Rapids. All preparations had been made the previous evening, and Saturday morning found us on our way to the place appointed for the meeting. The ride along the bank of the St. Lawrence was very delightful, and we reached the Manor-house in time to form in the line of carriages starting for the woods...
Blair, L. G., C. 57 & 58. Hunt...
...impromptu hunt occurred the other day through the open spaces of a well-filled lecture-room, in which the Professor, the Assistant-Professor, and a very large hound - supposed to have some "blood" in him - took prominent parts. The hound was finally captured and thrust into the adjoining-laboratory; he has not been seen since, and is supposed to be missing...
...succeeds to day on day. Provisions begin to run low in the locker. Freshman suggests eating one another; being small, we object, on the ground that cannibalism is inconsistent with the true spirit of Christianity. At length, land, ho! Breakers; have to wade ashore. Kiss the soil of Cuba. Hunt for tortoise; find hen's-nest in bushes, - eat it (the contents). Tool-chest washed ashore; throw up intrenchments and feel better. Burrow in sand, for fear of wild beasts; do not altogether escape...