THE SPORTING WORLD. 55 



tried a particularly favoured cover owned by a 

 strict preserver of foxes, found "Pug at home," 

 from which the pack somewhat uncourteously 

 drove him, in fact told him "stand not on 

 the order of your going but go at once." As 

 soon as his white tipped brush was seen a 

 field length from the covert, a Sportsman, who 

 on his first appearance had said with expressive 

 gesture, "Silence, for God's sake gentlemen," 

 seeing Mm well off; canters his horse to 

 where he had broke, and a clear Sporting 

 "Tally ho away" from a well known voice 

 that was to be trusted, caused the immediate 

 appearance of the pack at the spot. Forward 

 my beauties, and a wave of the cap or hat of 

 the Sportsman caused them, catching the scent, 

 to race heads up and sterns down, they give 

 themselves no time for music, but stream away 

 with a burning scent. 



Our master, as we will infer he usually does, rode 

 manfully to his hounds, his heart was with them. 



