Wise Saws 167 



Sit tight, and be tactful, and your horse will do 

 what you want. 



Major TV. Fraser-Tytler. 



Gentlemen who hunt for the sake of a ride, who 

 are indifferent about the hounds, and know little 

 about the business, if they do no harm, fulfil as 

 much as we have reason to expect from them. 



Bedford. 



Give me a man to whom nought comes amiss, 

 One horse or another, that country or this ; 

 Who through falls and bad starts undauntedly still 

 Rides up to the motto, "Be with them I will." 



Egerton-JFarburton. 



A tired fox ought not to be given up ; for he is 

 killed sometimes very unexpectedly. 



Beckford. 



The interference of the amateur or volunteer 

 huntsman with his uncouth noises and grotesque 

 gestures must at all times be sternly repressed. 

 Was there ever a happier rebuke than the one 

 administered by the late Sir Richard Sutton to a 

 stranger, whom he found gesticulating with out- 

 stretched fingers to the puzzled pack ? " When 

 you have quite done feeding your chickens, Sir, 

 perhaps you will allow me to cast my hounds ! " 

 The Badminton Hunting. 



An acquaintance of mine, when he hears any of 

 his servants say, ^^''Ware horse J " halloos out, " 'Ware 

 horse ! ^ware dog! and be hanged to you ! " 



Beckford. 



