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the fireside at Kilgraston, and by her gentle influence 

 diffuses pleasure to all around her." 



The following anecdote is told of John Grant. 

 A lady said to him, " Sir Francis is a great painter, 

 Sir Hope is an accomplished musician — what can 

 you do, Mr. Grant ?" "I managed to be their elder 

 brother, and that is what neither of them can do ! " 



I had an allowance of ^300 per annum. I had 

 a private servant named Thomas Smailum. My bat- 

 man was named Jenkinson, a big, good-looking man. 

 He was paid two shillings and sixpence a week. His 

 wife did my room, washed and mended, for two 

 shillings a week. My room was in the back of the 

 barracks, and I could see Fife and Charleton out of 

 the window. 



I began to hunt in earnest when I joined the 9th 

 Lancers at Piershill in 1836. 



The first day cub-hunting the Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch's Hounds met at Craigmillar Castle, and 

 found directly (it would bother them to find a fox 

 there now). Williamson was huntsman and Hugh 

 Burns was first whip. The men wore cut-away 

 coats, and all rode with snaffle bridles and martin- 

 gales. Old Frank Collinson, who rode the young 

 horses, wore a cap and a red "spencer," a short 

 round jacket like a strapping jacket. 



The following were the packs of hounds in Scot- 

 land at that time : — 



" The Duke of Buccleuch." Huntsman, Will 

 Williamson ; whip, Hugh Burns. 



" Fife." Whyte-Melville and Captain Wemyss. 



