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Show Lady Florence Dixie's Brave Deed. Lady Florence Dixie, who died Nov 7. not only wrote and spoko against cruelty to nnlmnls, but piuctlced what she preached. Some years ago sho was In tho Inclosuro nt Nt-wmnrket, together to-gether with another woman, conversing convers-ing with King Edward, then prince of Wales, when suddenly un excited shout arose from tho crowd. Some men had started a hare and Immediately Imme-diately a gang of roughs rushed nway In cliaso of the terrified animal. Sticks nnd stones weie flung nt tho poor creature, until eventually It was captured cap-tured by a great navvy. The Interest of tho fnshlonnble crowd quickly died out, but not tho anger of Lady Florence. Flor-ence. Lenvlng tho prince's side, she went over to tho man who was lending lend-ing her horsn about and. Jumping on the animal's back, rode over to the mob. Forcing her horse up to tho navvy, sho suddenly made a snatch, rescued the trembling boast and than galloped away to a distant thicket, where she dismounted 11 ml set tho hare free |
