ANECDOTE 165 



hounds are seldom inclined to stop while horses are 

 close at their heels. 



An acquaintance of mine, a good sportsman, but a 

 very warm one, when he sees the company pressing 

 too close upon his hounds, begins with crying out as 

 loud as he can, hold hard ! If any one should persist 

 after that, he begins moderately at first, and says, 

 I beg, Sir, yozt will stop your horse — Pray, Sir, stop 

 — God bless you, Sir, stop ! — God d — n your blood, 

 Sir, stop your horse ! 



I am now, as you may perceive, in a very violent 

 passion ; so I will e'en stop the continuation of this 

 subject till I be cool again. 



