THE BADMINTON HUNT, 9 



a constant attendant with the hounds after 

 coming to the title, where he maintained 

 order with that elevated, yet courteous 

 authority, for which the family has at all 

 times been so highly distinguished. On 

 one occasion, when the Marquis of Wor- 

 cester (the present Duke of Beaufort), was 

 quite a boy, following the hounds on a 

 pony, an unmannerly individual caused 

 him great annoyance by rudely pressing 

 before him at gateways and fences, so 

 much so as to induce the young sportsman 

 to complain to his father. His Grace 

 desired the Marquis to point out the 

 person, upon which he rode up to the 

 offender, and said, " Allow me to introduce 

 the Marquis of Worcester, and to express a 

 hope that he may be permitted to follow his 

 father's hounds without being molested." 



During the latter portion of his Grace's 

 lifetime, he was a severe sufferer from 

 gout, so much so, that he was unable to 



