THE SPORTING WORLD. 



manly bearing of the Sportsman, had far better 

 not come within reach of her playful and lady- 

 like sarcasm, though the admired of young 

 ladies of the third or fourth classes of society. 



I have frequently detected a young lady of 

 the portionless part of the fair community, 

 speaking to her confidents, forestalling her amuse- 

 ments, luxuries, and (to be) pursuits, by actually 

 in prospectu, laying out her husband's income. 

 •' She would get him to leave off hunting, and 

 " sell those odious pointers and setters, that 

 " were of no use, but cost as much in keeping 

 ** one month as would supply game for the 

 " family for a year." It is not to be wondered at 

 that she has no idea of Sporting or a Sportsman, 

 her position and that of her father, who, happy 

 man (query) with seven children, and exactly 

 half as many hundreds to keep them on, has 

 prevented her from seeing one or the other; 

 but then he has his pleasures (query) on being 

 constantly congratulated and complimented on 



