<)0 THE HUNTING FIELD 



So much for people deciding upon what they don't under- 

 stand. 



Williamson's situation, perhaps, can hardly be called servi- 

 tude, but his example is not the less valuable on that account. 

 He receives the duke's money, and every man who accepts the 

 wages of hire enters into an implied contract that he will 

 protect and do the best he can for his employer. Williamson's 

 view of the matter was pithily expressed in the following 

 observation : — " I found the duke rich," said he, " and I wish 

 to leave him so." 



Scotch servants, we are almost inclined to think, are more 

 faithful in a general way than English ones. Whether there 

 is something about mountainous countries that draws the 

 affections and binds parties in stronger union we know not ; 

 but the same may be observed of the Swiss. Spite of all the 

 contamination of English manners, and the corruption of 

 English gold, the Swiss, as a nation, are eminently faithful. 

 The Scotch, we believe, are kinder — more attentive, at least — 

 to their servants than the English. They treat them more as 

 friends and companions. There is one thing to be said, that 

 the Scotch do not often encumber themselves with the useless, 

 overgrown establishments that some English think necessary 

 for maintaining their dignity, as they call it, consequently the 

 attention that would cut up very small among many, makes a 

 handsome dividend to those servants that are really wanted. 

 Another thing is, that in large establishments notice or 

 attention to one more than another only makes jealousy and 

 mischief among those who are omitted. These points, how- 

 ever, bear more upon the general question of " servants "' than 

 the particular class under consideration. 



We commenced this sketch by placing Huntsmen and 

 kennel servants at the head of all others, and as Huntsmen 

 ride first, we presume they would walk first in a procession. 

 If, for instance, Williamson was to be crowned King of Scotch 



