CONTENTS.CHAP.PAGEI.Old County Families1II.The Last Squire28III.Country Houses53IV.The Old Garden93V.The Country Parson116VI.The Hunting Parson146VII.Country Dances174VIII.Old Roads198IX.Family Portraits219X.The Village Musician239XI.The Village Bard259XII.Old Servants284XIII.The Hunt315XIV.The County Town334LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.Head and tail pieces to each chapter by F. D. Bedford.PAGECountry Dance—FrontispieceW. ParkinsonOld Dames with their Factotum Butler""5Sydenham House, DevonF. Masey7Wortham—An Empty Shell""24Grimstone""29Madame GrymW. Parkinson33Gryms, A Group ofFrom painting36Courtyard, Little HempstonF. Masey57House at Little Hempston""58WillsworthyF. B. Bond59""Plan""60Kew PalaceF. Masey63Tonacombe, North Cornwall""68A Parlour FireplaceF. B. Bond73Garden from Tapestry""98Flaxley, from a print of1714F. D. Bedford100A Town House Garden Front, LauncestonF. Masey107Old Country Parsonage, Bratton-ClovellyF. D. Bedford121"""Parson in CassockW. Parkinson133Parson Chowne and Sally's Young Man""164Hippoclides before Clisthenes""175Minuet being DancedW. Parkinson196Packman's WayF. D. Bedford204By the Road-side""207An Old Travelling CarriageF. Masey214Sir Edward, a.d. 1668J. D. Cooper227N. a.d. 1888""227Lady NorthcoteF. D. Bedford232Lady Young""232Old Church OrchestraW. Parkinson243James OlverFrom photo257John HelmoreF. D. Bedford278Richard Hard""279The Old ButlerW. Parkinson285The Hunt Passing""316South Gate, LauncestonF. Masey335Cottages at Woking""339London Inn, Launceston""343Dockacre, """349House at Launceston""353Old Cart, Slate Quarry, Lew TrenchardF. D. Bedford358
CHAP.PAGEI.Old County Families1II.The Last Squire28III.Country Houses53IV.The Old Garden93V.The Country Parson116VI.The Hunting Parson146VII.Country Dances174VIII.Old Roads198IX.Family Portraits219X.The Village Musician239XI.The Village Bard259XII.Old Servants284XIII.The Hunt315XIV.The County Town334
Head and tail pieces to each chapter by F. D. Bedford.PAGECountry Dance—FrontispieceW. ParkinsonOld Dames with their Factotum Butler""5Sydenham House, DevonF. Masey7Wortham—An Empty Shell""24Grimstone""29Madame GrymW. Parkinson33Gryms, A Group ofFrom painting36Courtyard, Little HempstonF. Masey57House at Little Hempston""58WillsworthyF. B. Bond59""Plan""60Kew PalaceF. Masey63Tonacombe, North Cornwall""68A Parlour FireplaceF. B. Bond73Garden from Tapestry""98Flaxley, from a print of1714F. D. Bedford100A Town House Garden Front, LauncestonF. Masey107Old Country Parsonage, Bratton-ClovellyF. D. Bedford121"""Parson in CassockW. Parkinson133Parson Chowne and Sally's Young Man""164Hippoclides before Clisthenes""175Minuet being DancedW. Parkinson196Packman's WayF. D. Bedford204By the Road-side""207An Old Travelling CarriageF. Masey214Sir Edward, a.d. 1668J. D. Cooper227N. a.d. 1888""227Lady NorthcoteF. D. Bedford232Lady Young""232Old Church OrchestraW. Parkinson243James OlverFrom photo257John HelmoreF. D. Bedford278Richard Hard""279The Old ButlerW. Parkinson285The Hunt Passing""316South Gate, LauncestonF. Masey335Cottages at Woking""339London Inn, Launceston""343Dockacre, """349House at Launceston""353Old Cart, Slate Quarry, Lew TrenchardF. D. Bedford358