62 THE SPORTING WORLD. 



the master's favor, but suppose in this ease as 

 in the other, " the audience should not laugh," 

 that is, the subscription should not be paid up, 

 the balance " would probably be on the wrong 

 side of the book. Such things have occurred 

 and possibly may again. 



No man I should conceive could feel at his 

 ease in taking the mastership of hounds, unless 

 on any uncontemplated loss occurring, he can, 

 without great inconvenience, meet such casualty 

 from his own pocket. Hunts are usually liberal 

 and in such a case would possibly make up the 

 loss, but persons are not fond of paying other 

 people's debts, so he has but one of two 

 very unpleasant alternatives left, — to either dun a 

 man or cause him to be dunned for his money, 

 or lose it. 



