HUNTING. 169 



CHAPTEE XII. 



SUBJECT OF FEEDING RESUMED. — COOKED FOOD 



RECOMMENDED. EFFECTS OF RAW OATS UPON 



" PLEADER." servants' OBJECTIONS. 



SNAFFLE-BRIDLE, AND BIT-AND-BRIDOON. 



kindness to THE POOR. AN UNSYMPATHE- 

 TIC LADY. — AN UNGALLANT CAPTAIN. WHAT 



IS A GENTLEMAN? AU BEVOIR f 



My remarks upon the subject of feeding horses, 

 having gained publicity through the columns 

 of the press, have called forth much comment 

 and adverse criticism. Some have evidently 

 considered — and have not he.sitated to say — 

 that I have written the veriest twaddle ; but 

 happily there is a reverse side to the picture, 

 and many (including one very august personage 

 indeed) have expressed a determination to 



