12 FOX-HUNTING 



to make men tolerant of each other and bind 

 them together in a union for the common 

 good. The keen fox-hunter will tell you that 

 there is no sport to compare with fox-hunting, 

 and, personally, I agree with him ; but we must 

 not quarrel with others because they do not think 

 with us on this point. I suppose it is a question 

 of taste and nature, that has not made us all alike. 

 In following that which seems to us best, we 

 ought always to consider whether we are likely to 

 injure the prospects of those who seek enjoyment 

 in some other direction. Some men prefer shoot- 

 ing, and others like hunting, the hare ; but 

 though their interests may occasionally clash with 

 fox-hunting, we must remember they are good 

 sportsmen and have a right to amuse themselves 

 in their own way. 



Love of hunting is one of the strongest features 

 in the character of the human race, and must have 

 been transmitted to us by some remote ancestor. 

 This love is not, however, inherited by all alike : 

 in some it is entirely absent, others only have it 

 in a mild form, whilst a few are so thoroughly 

 impregnated with it that it becomes the ruling 

 passion of life. There must be many men who 



