94 THE SPORTING WORLD. 



farmers' scratch packs; this is easily accounted for 

 by the dog and cat-like favour in which the gen- 

 erality of tradesmen and gentlemen hold each other ; 

 disguise it as you may b)'" mutual civility, it 

 exists not from the feeling of superiority on one 

 and inferiority on the other, for no such feeling 

 exists between the gentleman and the farmer. 

 If you asked why this distinction exists, I 

 should repeat the doggerel rhyme that says 



" I do not like thee, Doctor Fell. 

 The reason why I cannot tell ; 

 But this at least I know full well, 

 I do not like thee. Doctor Fell." 



But the gentleman and the tradesman do know 

 full well why they are nmtually disliked, and 

 I know it, but in this trading country it 

 would not do to tell it. 



There are some hounds that have so mutual 

 an antipathy to each other that they can 

 scarcely be trusted in a kennel together, nay, 

 in some cases are forced to be separated, yet 



