MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 47 



keepers. However, on one occasion one of his 

 covert-keepers endeavoured to do a little sly traffic 

 on his own account with some cubs. At that time 

 Henry Lord Waterford was hunting the Tipperary 

 country, which was short of foxes in some localities, 

 and he had imported foxes from mountainous dis- 

 tricts, which he had turned down where required. He 

 had built at Curraghmore a Turkish bath for his stud 

 of chasers, as a means then advocated for getting 

 them into training without the necessity of galloping 

 in clothing, &c. 



Whilst residing at Curraghmore, in the late spring 

 or early summer, he was visited by a man with a 

 brace of cubs, which he offered for sale. Lord Water- 

 ford cross-examined the man, and succeeded in ascer- 

 taining that he came from the County Kilkenny, and 

 the locality from which the cubs had been taken. In 



fact, the man (W , the keeper of a well-known 



covert of the Hunt) let the cat out of the bag instead 

 of the cubs. Having learnt as much as he wanted, 

 and being determined to punish the culprit, Lord 

 Waterford engaged him in conversation, the cubs 

 meanwhile having been deposited in some safe place, 

 and walked with him round the stables and offices, 

 finally leading him into the Turkish bath. Direct- 

 ing him to remain where he was till he returned, he 

 left the building, and, when outside, quickly fastened 

 the door. He then gave orders that the Turkish 

 bath should be fully heated, and when this had been 

 done, he returned. In the meantime the unfortunate 



W , waiting inside, became hotter and hotter, 



and tried to get out, but, being barred in, he soon 



