CHAPTER V. 



" High o'er thy head wave thy resounding whip." 



SOMERVILE. 



" The huntsman's self relented to a grin, 

 And rated him, almost, a whipper-in." 



Don Juan. 



Whipper-in — Advantages of Practical Explanation — Anecdote of a Miracle — 

 Essentials in a Whipper-in — Duties in Kennel, and in the Field — Discri- 

 mination — Passive Ohedience — Tom Ball. 



Having now bestowed some time upon the character 

 of a huntsman, let us come to his aides-de-camp, or 

 whippers-in ; characters, in their own department, not a 

 whit less important to the well-being of the concern. 

 It will not be amiss for any novice in " the science," to 

 review it in all its bearings. If I am tedious on the subject 

 of these contingencies, it is because I am anxious to omit 



