Striding in the Steps of Strutt — The historian of the old English ports — the author of the following pages has endeavored to record a yearly revel1, already fast hastening to decay. The Easter phase will soon be numbered with the pastimes of past times: its dogs will have had their day, and its Deer will be Fallow. A few more seasons, and this City Common Hunt will become uncommon2.
In proof of this melancholy3 decadance, the ensuing epistle is inserted. It was penned by an underling at the Kells, a person more accustomed to riding than writing:—
“Sir — About the Hunt. In anser to your Innqueries, their as been a great falling off laterally5, so muches this year that there was nobody allmost. We did smear6 nothing provisionally, hardly a Bottle extra, wich is a proof in Pint7. In short our Hunt may be said to be in the last Stag of a decline.”
“I am, Sir,”
“With respects from your humble8 Servant,”
“BARTHOLOMEW RUTT.”
“On Monday they began to hunt.”—Chevy Chase.
John Huggins was as bold a man
As trade did ever know,
A warehouse9 good he had, that stood
Hard by the church of Bow.
There people bought Dutch cheeses round,
And single Glo’ster flat —
And English butter in a lump,
And Irish — in a pat.
Six days a week beheld10 him stand,
His business next his heart,
At counter, with his apron11 tied
About his counter-part.
The seventh, in a sluice-house box
He took his pipe and pot;
On Sundays, for eel-piety,
A very noted12 spot.
Ah, blest if he had never gone
Beyond its rural shed!
One Easter-tide, some evil guide
Put Epping in his head;
Epping, for butter justly famed,
And pork in sausage pop’t;
Where, winter time or summer time,
Pig’s flesh is always chop’t.
But famous more, as annals tell,
Because of Easter Chase:
There ev’ry year, ’twixt dog and deer,
There is a gallant15 race.
With Monday’s sun John Huggins rose,
And slapt his leather thigh16,
And sang the burthen of the song,
“This day a stag must die.”
For all the livelong day before,
And all the night in bed,
Like Beckford, he had nourished “Thoughts
On Hunting” in his head.
Of horn and morn, and hark and bark,
And echo’s answering sounds,
All poets’ wit hath ever writ4
In dog-rel verse of hounds.
Alas17! there was no warning voice
To whisper in his ear,
Thou art a fool in leaping Cheap
To go and hunt the deer!
No thought he had of twisted spine18,
Or broken arms or legs;
Not chicken-hearted he, altho’
T’was whispered of his egg!
Ride out he would, and hunt he would,
Nor dreamt of ending ill;
Mayhap with Dr. Ridout’s fee,
And Surgeon Hunter’s bill.
So he drew on his Sunday boots,
Of lustre19 superfine;
The liquid black they wore that day
Was Warren-ted to shine.
His yellow buckskins fitted close,
As once upon a stag;
Thus well equipt he gaily22 skipt,
At once, upon his nag23.
But first to him that held the rein24
A crown he nimbly flung:
For holding of the horse? — why, no —
For holding of his tongue.
To say the horse was Huggins’ own,
Would only be a brag25;
His neighbor Fig26 and he went halves,
Like Centaurs27, in a nag.
And he that day had got the gray,
Unknown to brother cit;
The horse he knew would never tell,
Altho’ it was a tit.
A well-bred horse he was, I wis,
As he began to show,
By quickly “rearing up within
The way he ought to go.”
But Huggins, like a wary28 man,
Was ne’er from saddle cast;
Resolved, by going very slow,
On sitting very fast.
And so he jogged to Tot’n’am Cross,
An ancient town well known,
Where Edward wept for Eleanor
In mortar29 and in stone.
A royal game of fox and goose,
To play on such a loss;
Wherever she set down her orts,
Thereby30 he put a cross.
Now Huggins had a crony here,
That lived beside the way;
One that had promised sure to be
His comrade for the day.
Whereas the man had changed his mind,
Meanwhile upon the case!
And meaning not to hunt at all,
Had gone to Enfield Chase.
For why, his spouse31 had made him vow32
To let a game alone,
Where folks that ride a bit of blood
May break a bit of bone.
“Now, be his wife a plague for life!
A coward sure is he”:
Then Huggins turned his horse’s head,
And crossed the bridge of Lea.
Thence slowly on thro’ Laytonstone,
Past many a Quaker’s box —
No friends to hunters after deer,
Tho’ followers33 of a Fox.
And many a score behind — before —
The self-same route inclined,
And, minded all to march one way,
Made one great march of mind.
Gentle and simple, he and she,
And swell34, and blood, and prig;
And some had carts, and some a chaise,
According to their gig.
Some long-eared jacks35, some knacker’s hacks38,
(However odd it sounds),
Let out that day to hunt, instead
Of going to the hounds!
And some had horses of their own,
And some were forced to job it:
And some, while they inclined to Hunt,
Betook themselves to Cob-it.
All sorts of vehicles and vans,
Bad, middling, and the smart;
Here rolled along the gay barouche,
And there a dirty cart!
And lo! a cart that held a squad39
Of costermonger line;
With one poor hack37, like Pegasus,
That slaved for all the Nine!
Yet marvel40 not at any load,
That any horse might drag,
When all, that morn, at once were drawn41
Together by a stag!
Now when they saw John Huggins go
At such a sober pace;
“Hallo!” cried they; “come, trot42 away,
You’ll never see the chase!”
But John, as grave as any judge,
Made answer quite as blunt;
“It will be time enough to trot,
When I begin to hunt!”
And so he paced to Woodford Wells,
Where many a horseman met,
And letting go the reins43, of course,
Prepared for heavy wet.
And lo! within the crowded door,
Stood Rounding, jovial44 elf;
Here shall the Muse45 frame no excuse,
But frame the man himself.
A snow-white head, a merry eye,
A cheek of jolly blush;
A claret tint46 laid on by health,
With Master Reynard’s brush;
A hearty47 frame, a courteous48 bow,
The prince he learned it from;
His age about threescore and ten,
And there you have Old Tom.
In merriest key I trow was he,
So many guests to boast;
So certain congregations meet,
And elevate the host.
“Now welcome lads,” quoth he, “and prads,
You’re all in glorious luck:
Old Robin49 has a run to-day,
A noted forest buck20.
“Fair Mead50’s the place, where Bob and Tom
In red already ride;
’Tis but a step, and on a horse
You soon may go a-stride.”
So off they scampered51, man and horse,
As time and temper pressed —
But Huggins, hitching52 on a tree,
Branched off from all the rest.
Howbeit he tumbled down in time
To join with Tom and Bob,
All in Fair Mead, which held that day
Its own fair mead of mob.
Idlers to wit — no Guardians53 some,
Of Tattlers in a squeeze;
Ramblers in heavy carts and vans,
Spectators up in trees.
Butchers on backs of butchers’ hacks,
That shambled to and fro!
Bakers54 intent upon a buck,
Neglectful of the dough55!
Change Alley56 Bears to speculate,
As usual, for a fall;
And green and scarlet57 runners, such
As never climbed a wall!
’Twas strange to think what difference
A single creature made;
A single stag had caused a whole
Stagnation58 in their trade.
Now Huggins from his saddle rose,
And in the stirrups stood:
And lo! a little cart that came
Hard by a little wood.
In shape like half a hearse — tho’ not
For corpses59 in the least;
For this contained the deer alive,
And not the dear deceased!
And now began a sudden stir,
And then a sudden shout,
The prison-doors were opened wide,
And Robin bounded out!
His antlered head shone blue and red,
Bedecked with ribbons fine;
Like other bucks21 that come to ‘list
The hawbucks in the line.
One curious gaze of mild amaze,
He turned and shortly took;
Then gently ran adown the mead,
And bounded o’er the brook60.
Now Huggins, standing61 far aloof62,
Had never seen the deer,
Till all at once he saw the beast
Come charging in his rear.
Away he went, and many a score
Of riders did the same,
On horse and ass63 — like high and low
And Jack36 pursuing game!
Good Lord! to see the riders now,
Thrown off with sudden whirl,
A score within the purling brook,
Enjoyed their “early purl.”
A score were sprawling64 on the grass,
And beavers65 fell in showers;
There was another Floorer there
Beside the Queen of Flowers!
Some lost their stirrups, some their whips,
Some had no caps to show;
But few, like Charles at Charing66 Cross,
Rode on in Statue quo.
“O dear! O dear!” now might you hear,
“I’ve surely broke a bone”;
“My head is sore,”— with many more
Such speeches from the thrown.
Howbeit their wailings never moved
The wide Satanic clan67,
Who grinned, as once the Devil grinned,
To see the fall of Man.
And hunters good, that understood,
Their laughter knew no bounds,
To see the horses “throwing off,”
So long before the hounds.
For deer must have due course of law,
Like men the Courts among;
Before those Barristers the dogs
Proceed to “giving tongue.”
And now Old Robin’s foes68 were set
That fatal taint69 to find,
That always is scent70 after him,
Yet always left behind.
And here observe how dog and man,
A different temper shows,
What hound resents that he is sent
To follow his own nose?
Towler and Jowler — howlers all,
No single tongue was mute;
The stag had led a hart, and lo!
The whole pack followed suit.
No spur he lacked, fear stuck a knife
And fork in either haunch;
And every dog he knew had got
An eye-tooth to his paunch!
Away, away! he scudded71 like
A ship before the gale72;
Now flew to ”hills we know not of,”
Now, nun-like, took the vale.
Another squadron charging now,
Went off at furious pitch; —
A perfect Tam o’ Shanter mob,
Without a single witch.
But who was he with flying skirts,
A hunter did endorse73,
And like a poet seemed to ride
Upon a wingèd horse —
A whipper-in? — no whipper-in:
A huntsman? no such soul.
A connoisseur74, or amateur?
Why yes — a Horse Patrol.
A member of police, for whom
The county found a nag,
And, like Acteon in the tale,
He found himself in stag!
Away they went then, dog and deer,
And hunters all away —
The maddest horses never knew
Mad staggers such as they!
Some gave a shout, some rolled about,
And anticked as they rode,
And butchers whistled on their curs,
And milkmen tally-hoed.
About two score there were, not more,
That galloped75 in the race;
The rest, alas! lay on the grass,
As once in Chevy Chase!
But even those that galloped on
Were fewer every minute —
The field kept getting more select,
Each thicket77 served to thin it.
For some pulled up, and left the hunt,
Some fell in miry bogs78,
And vainly rose and “ran a muck,”
To overtake the dogs.
And some, in charging hurdle79 stakes,
Were left bereft80 of sense —
What else could be premised of blades
That never learned to fence?
But Roundings, Tom and Bob, no gate,
Nor hedge, nor ditch, could stay;
O’er all they went, and did the work
Of leap years in a day.
And by their side see Huggins ride,
As fast as he could speed;
For, like Mazeppa, he was quite
At mercy of his steed.
No means he had, by timely check,
The gallop76 to remit81,
For firm and fast, between his teeth,
The biter held the bit.
Trees raced along, all Essex fled
Beneath him as he sate82 —
He never saw a county go
At such a county rate!
“Hold hard! hold hard! you’ll lame83 the dogs,”
Quoth Huggins, “So I do —
I’ve got the saddle well in hand,
And hold as hard as you!”
Good Lord! to see him ride along,
And throw his arms about,
As if with stitches in the side,
That he was drawing out!
And now he bounded up and down,
Now like a jelly shook:
Till bumped and galled84 — yet not where Gall14
For bumps did ever look!
And rowing with his legs the while,
As tars85 are apt to ride,
With every kick he gave a prick86,
Deep in the horse’s side!
But soon the horse was well avenged87
For cruel smart of spurs,
For, riding through a moor88, he pitched
His master in a furze!
Where sharper set than hunger is
He squatted89 all forlorn;
And like a bird was singing out
While sitting on a thorn!
Right glad was he, as well might be,
Such cushion to resign:
“Possession is nine points,” but his
Seemed more than ninety-nine.
Yet worse than all the prickly points
That entered in his skin,
His nag was running off the while
The thorns were running in!
Now had a Papist seen his sport,
Thus laid upon the shelf,
Altho’ no horse he had to cross,
He might have crossed himself.
Yet surely still the wind is ill
That none can say is fair;
A jolly wight there was, that rode
Upon a sorry mare90!
A sorry mare, that surely came
Of pagan blood and bone;
For down upon her knees she went
To many a stock and stone!
Now seeing Huggins’ nag adrift,
This farmer, shrewd and sage13,
Resolved, by changing horses here,
To hunt another stage!
Tho’ felony, yet who would let
Another’s horse alone,
Whose neck is placed in jeopardy91
By riding on his own?
And yet the conduct of the man
Seemed honest-like and fair;
For he seemed willing, horse and all,
To go before the mare!
So up on Huggins’ horse he got,
And swiftly rode away,
While Hugging mounted on the mare,
Done brown upon a bay!
And off they set, in double chase,
For such was fortune’s whim92,
The farmer rode to hunt the stag,
And Huggins hunted him!
Alas! with one that rode so well
In vain it was to strive;
A dab93 was he, as dabs94 should be —
All leaping and alive!
And here of Nature’s kindly95 care
Behold96 a curious proof,
As nags97 are meant to leap, she puts
A frog in every hoof98!
Whereas the mare, altho’ her share
She had of hoof and frog,
On coming to a gate stopped short
As stiff as any log;
Whilst Huggins in the stirrup stood
With neck like neck of crane,
As sings the Scottish song —“to see
The gate his hart had gane.”
And lo! the dim and distant hunt
Diminished in a trice:
The steeds, like Cinderella’s team,
Seemed dwindling99 into mice;
And, far remote, each scarlet coat
Soon flitted like a spark —
Tho’ still the forest murmured back
An echo of the bark!
But sad at soul John Huggins turned:
No comfort could he find;
While thus the “Hunting Chorus” sped,
To stay five bars behind.
For tho’ by dint100 of spur he got
A leap in spite of fate —
Howbeit there was no toll101 at all,
They could not clear the gate.
And, like Fitzjames, he cursed the hunt,
And sorely cursed the day,
And mused102 a new Gray’s elegy103
On his departed gray!
Now many a sign at Woodford town
Its Inn-vitation tells:
But Huggins, full of ills, of course,
Betook him to the Wells,
Where Rounding tried to cheer him up
With many a merry laugh,
But Huggins thought of neighbor Fig,
And called for half-and-half.
Yet, ‘spite of drink, he could not blink
Remembrance of his loss;
To drown a care like his, required
Enough to drown a horse.
When thus forlorn, a merry horn
Struck up without the door —
The mounted mob were all returned;
The Epping Hunt was o’er!
And many a horse was taken out
Of saddle, and of shaft104;
And men, by dint of drink, became
The only ”beasts of draught105.”
For now begun a harder run
On wine, and gin, and beer;
And overtaken man discussed
The overtaken deer.
How far he ran, and eke106 how fast,
And how at bay he stood,
Deer-like, resolved to sell his life
As dearly as he could;
And how the hunters stood aloof,
Regardful of their lives,
And shunned107 a beast, whose very horns
They knew could handle knives!
How Huggins stood when he was rubbed
By help and ostler kind,
And when they cleaned the clay before,
How worse “remained behind.”
And one, how he had found a horse
Adrift — a goodly gray!
And kindly rode the nag, for fear
The nag should go astray.
Now Huggins, when he heard the tale,
Jumped up with sudden glee;
“A goodly gray! why, then, I say
That gray belongs to me!
“Let me endorse again my horse,
Delivered safe and sound;
And, gladly, I will give the man
A bottle and a pound!”
The wine was drunk — the money paid,
Tho’ not without remorse108,
To pay another man so much,
For riding on his horse.
And let the chase again take place,
For many a long, long year,
John Huggins will not ride again
To hunt the Epping Deer!
Moral.
Thus pleasure oft eludes109 our grasp,
Just when we think to grip her;
And hunting after happiness,
We only hunt a slipper110.
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uncommon
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melancholy
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writ
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laterally
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smear
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pint
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humble
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warehouse
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beheld
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apron
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noted
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sage
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thigh
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alas
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spine
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bucks
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gaily
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toll
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