82 OTTER HUNTING. 



Family") and through life he has stamped him- 

 self a deserving representative of his family; a 

 gentleman, and a true-hearted sportsman. He 

 is one of those who advocate fair play to the 

 otter as strenuously as he advocates fair play to 

 the hound, believing the pleasure of the chase 

 to be more in the pursuit than in the death of the 

 game, and those who know him will never envy 

 the position of those who may inadvertently 

 tamper unfairly either with the otter or with the 

 hound. The beautiful condition of the hounds, 

 their highly-developed instinct, their thorough 

 gameness, and exquisite training, coupled with 

 the frank deportment of their unassuming, 

 though accomplished leader, are attractions of 

 no ordinary nature, and render it a matter of no 

 surprise that the nobility and gentry of the dis- 

 trict so thoroughly enjoy a morning's recreation 

 with them by the river side. 



