1G6 SPORTING IN BOTH HEMISPHERES. 



beat with the emotions which such a country excites within 

 him. He sees in anticipation the first burst of the stag from 

 cover, the manoeuvres of the pack, and the noble field of 

 cavaliers, mounted on their high-mettled steeds, in hot pursuit. 



It is not, however, its many advantages as a hunting 

 country alone that adds interest to this part of "la belle 

 France." Here and there some picturesque ruins, and 

 abbeys, and convents, which are now metamorphosed into 

 country-houses; but the names surviving, recal many his- 

 torical traditions. 



That simple habitation, before which the equipage of the 

 king is now passing, is the Abbey des Hautes- Bruyeres. 

 Perhaps it is the first time that you have heard it spoken of, 

 or, if you have ever seen it, you have taken no notice of it ; 

 yet in this spot is interred the heart of Francois I. 



" I have long intended to purchase this property," said the 

 king, "and to erect some monument in memory of our 

 ancestor the Koi Chevalier." 



"It is an obligation that appertains to your majesty more 

 than to any other person," remarked Armand de Polignac. 



" The princes, my predecessors, have all left some marks 

 of their reign at Eambouillet. Every one speaks of 

 Louis XV., of my brother, the martyr; even Buonaparte 

 has left his traces here. I desire that my name should 

 figure amongst those of the kings of France who have 

 proved their predilection for this abode. Girardin, I will 

 consult you on the works I have in view." 



The royal equipage has passed on, and skirted the forest 

 of St. Leger, and entered the long avenue of Chatillon. It 

 is now half-past one o'clock, and they have arrived at the 

 Poteau des deux Chateaux. It was easy to perceive they 

 were approaching the rendezvous de la chasse, by the 

 number of lookers-on that were met with on the road. It 

 was quite different at Eambouillet from the other royal resi- 



