THE FAEMEPtS' BOOK 



201 



Is ill a book 

 1 may not look. 



What Mrs. K. 

 Did say of they 

 Was, " Locust horde, 

 Who swept my board ! " 



Somebody drew a very unflattering caricature of " Our Host at 

 Manea" in the T.F.B. Club book. Then some one rubbed it out, for 

 fear of my seeing it and being cross, I suppose. 

 But the outline could be traced over, and, such as it 

 is, here it is ! I really believe they enjoyed them- 

 selves, for they seemed glad enough to come again. 



But this is meant to be a business chapter, and we 

 must remember an important class that has not yet 

 been considered — the subscribers. " The man who 

 pays the piper has a right to call the tune," as says 

 the proverb ; but Trinity Foot Beagles are not run 

 on those hues. The piper plays his own tune, and 

 those who like it may contribute when the hat goes 

 round. This scheme has many advantages. The 

 contributor, an he called the tune, would have to 

 guarantee the piper, which under existing conditions 

 he does not do. The piper piping at his own risk 

 keeps his independence, and the subscriber gets the 

 tune he likes, as it is obviously " business " for the 

 piper to study his audience. It may even be wise for 

 him to find them chairs during the performance. " Some calls them- 

 selves Masters of ounds," said old Jorrocks, "when they pay the 

 difference atwixt the subscription and the cost, leaving the manage- 

 ment of matters, the receipt of money, payment of damage, and all 

 those sort of particklers to the secretary." That is exactly how 

 T.F.B. is managed, and, though John said, " That's not the sort of 

 Master o' 'ounds I means to be," it works very well, as the appended 

 balance sheet of ]\Ir. M. E. Barclay's year shows. 



Our Host at Manea. 

 The Rev. F. C. Kempsoii ! 



