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in such cases as these ; and I would not retain one 

 in my service who could so misconduct himself. 

 That would be my course of proceeding." 



"Very well, Captain D , then I will follow 



your suggestion." Thus the groom was discharged 

 without the discharge of pistols the usual mode of 

 settling differences in those times, now happily dis- 

 couraged and disallowed. In place of placing your 

 antagonist on turf so many paces distant, to be shot 

 at, you now put him in print, where you may 

 pepper away at each other as long as it pleases 

 both parties, with spilling of ink, not spilling of 

 blood. The servants of well-bred gentlemen have 

 been, and always will be, distinguished from the 

 rude and crude by civility, and deference to their 

 superiors. Huntsmen and whippers-in, by their 

 vocation, are brought more immediately before the 

 public, and in communion with gentlemen, than 

 any other class of dependents, and we rarely see 

 then i spoilt by this indulgence, but the reverse. 

 Their manners arc greatly improved by it. A little 

 personal vanity must be expected, and we rather 

 like to sco these men proud of their position, and 

 I'portunity given them of being the chief con- 

 tributors to the sport of the whole field. 



On their way to the covert-side, the place of first 

 whipper-in is in advance of the huntsman, and 

 that of flic second a considerable distance behind 

 him, so far as to allow any hounds to fall back 

 without mo!t'sf;itiou from his whipcord; and it 

 would add very much more to the comfort of the 

 pack, if Jack were altogether out of sight. Whilst 



