CHAPTER VIII. 



THE HUNT SERVANTS. 



The hunt servants of a pack of Otter-hounds usually 

 consist of '* a man and a boy." Some packs add 

 a first or second whipper-in (paid), while others are 

 content with a single-handed man, with a boy to give 

 intermittent help at kennels. 



The work required of the adult hunt servant to 

 Otter-hounds is consequently of a varied character. 

 He has to act as kennelman and feeder at home, and 

 as whipper-in and sometimes as huntsman in the 

 field. The kennel-boy will assist him at home, and 

 if taken out hunting will lead the terriers where 

 these are not allowed to run with the pack, carry the 

 " Wallace " hunting-tool, and be armed with a 

 short crop so that he can act as an emergency 

 whipper-in, and help the kennelman to take hounds 

 home or to exercise them. Such a boy will earn 

 from five to ten shillings a week, according to his 

 age and experience. He should be active and in- 

 telligent, able to ride a bicycle, and imbued with a 

 love for his employment and a desire to rise in it; 



