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it Is obvious that the object of correction may be more 

 easily accompUshed by coming upon him unawares, in- 

 stead of rating him out of reach, and this is alone 

 sufficient reason for the rule I have laid down. 



It would be impossible to specify all the dismounted 

 duties of a whipper-in ; they must, of course, vary with 

 the rules and regulations of the respective establish- 

 ments. Some have to dress their own horses, after 

 hunting ; with others, such is not the case : the work 

 of servants is generally in j)roportion to the calibre of 

 the menage ; and where there are fewest cats, the more 

 mice will there be to be caught. In most, if not in all, 

 kennels, the whippers-in must take their share with the 

 boiler (or feeder, as he is called, though he should never 

 feed the hounds unless the huntsman is necessarily 

 absent) in keeping all parts of the premises in the 

 highest state of cleanliness. A well-regulated kennel 

 will, in the appearance of its lodging-houses, yards, 

 boiling-house, &c., shame the abode of many Christians, 

 not cottagers (for it is never so dirty as a cottage), but 

 householders of a high order, who might well take a 

 lesson of cleanliness from it ; not a spot of dirt is seen ; 

 but every day throughout the year, every brick and board 

 looks as if washed and scoured for some especial occa- 

 sion ; not an odour mingles with the pure air, which 

 could offend the olfactory nerves of the most sensitive 

 lady ; everything is in its place ; nothing is in confu- 

 sion ; all is in keeping with the tone of order and quiet 

 which reigns around. 



