c8 THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



time wish to rencherir upon the matter, and feed each par^^ 

 ticular hound so as to make the most of him, you must 

 learn it of a gentleman in Leicestershire, to whom the no- 

 ble science of fox-hunting is more beholden than to any 

 other. I shall myself say nothing further on the subjedl ; 

 for as your huntsman will not have the sense of the gentle- 

 man I allude to, nor you, perhaps, his patience, an easier 

 method I know will suit you best. I shall only advise you, 

 while you endeavour to keep your hounds in good order, 

 not to let them become too fat : it will be impossible for 

 them to run, if they be so. A fat alderman would cut a 

 mighty ridiculous figure, were he inclined to run a race. 



