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house-keeping thrift induces her to do so is all 

 chance. If such persons would only consider, or 

 rather if they knew the conclusions likely to be 

 drawn from what they say by any one accus- 

 tomed to a different grade, they would hold their 

 tongues and not give opinions on subjects of 

 which they can know nothing. 



Now the male part of the creation, moving 

 in the same class of society and action, have a 

 far more defensible excuse for any objections they 

 may entertain towards Field Sports and Sjwrts- 

 men. Tfiey are aware that Field Sports are more 

 or less expensive, they are equally aware that 

 Sportsmen look with no favourable eye 

 towards Agents, Managing Clerks, to Attornies, 

 ditto Notaries Public, ditto Merchants' Clerks, 

 ditto Stock Brokers, and ditto tradesmen ; in one 

 or other of which employments we may suppose 

 the husband of the Lady (not Gentlewoman,) who 



expressed herself to be so grateful that Mr. , 



her husband, had no tendency to Field Sports. 



