64 THE HUNTING FIELD 



They treat them more as friends and companions. 

 There is one thing to be said, that the Scotch do 

 not often encumber themselves with the useless, 

 overgrown, establishments that some English think 

 necessary for maintaining their dignity, as they call 

 it, consequently the attention that would cut up very 

 small among many, makes a handsome dividend to 

 those servants that are really wanted. Another thing 

 is, that in large establishments notice or attention to 

 one more than another only makes jealousy and 



mischief among those who are omitted. These 

 points, however, bear more upon the general question 

 of "servants" than the particular class under con- 

 sideration. 



We commenced this sketch by placing Huntsmen 

 and kennel servants at the head of all others, and as 

 Huntsmen ride first, we presume they would walk 

 first in a procession. If, for instance, Williamson 

 was to be crowned King of Scotch servants, the Earl 

 Marshal would most likely arrange them someway 

 thus : — 



