HUJfTING TOURS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE ALBRIGHTON COUNTRY AND 

 MR. STUBBS' HOUNDS. 



Taking a bird's-eye view of this country, 

 the immense number of splendid mansions 

 which appear in all directions proclaim most 

 unequivocally the enormous wealth of the 

 inhabitants. Many of these edifices have 

 risen within a brief space of time, and they 

 afford a happy confirmation of the successful 

 enterprises which have led to their construc- 

 tion. The opulent proprietors of these 

 princely domains are the chief contributors 

 to the expenses of the Albrighton Hounds, 

 and if their aggregate wealth was to be com- 

 f) B 



