"The young men is home from college.

They've whopped John Scroggins till he's well nigh dead." "Whop my second keeper!" roared out Sir Pitt.
"He was on the parson's ground, sir," replied Mr.Hodson; and Sir Pitt in a fury swore that if he ever caught 'em poaching on his ground, he'd transport 'em, by the lord he would.

However, he said, "I've sold the presentation of the living, Hodson; none of that breed shall get it, I war'nt"; and Mr.Hodson said he was quite right: and I have no doubt from this that the two brothers are at variance--as brothers often are, and sisters too.

Don't you remember the two Miss Scratchleys at Chiswick, how they used always to fight and quarrel--and Mary Box, how she was always thumping Louisa?
Presently, seeing two little boys gathering sticks in the wood, Mr.
Hodson jumped out of the carriage, at Sir Pitt's order, and rushed upon them with his whip.

"Pitch into 'em, Hodson," roared the baronet; "flog their little souls out, and bring 'em up to the house, the vagabonds; I'll commit 'em as sure as my name's Pitt." And presently we heard Mr.Hodson's whip cracking on the shoulders of the poor little blubbering wretches, and Sir Pitt, seeing that the malefactors were in custody, drove on to the hall.
All the servants were ready to meet us, and.