HUNTING DIREGTGJIY. 2\ 



And bis Daughter. 



of true-bred fox-hounds, besides a carriage with horses 

 suitable, for the convenience of my lady and her daughters. 

 He lived in the old honest style of his county, kiUing 

 every month a good ox of his own feeding, and priding 

 himself on maintaining a substantial table, but with no 

 foreign kickshaws. His general apparel was a long dark 

 drab hunting coat, a belt round his waist, and a strong 

 velvet cap on his head. In his humour he was very 

 facetious, always having some pleasant story, both in the 

 field and in the hall, so that his company was much 

 sought after by persons of good condition, and which 

 was of great use to him in the subsequent advancement 

 of his children. His stables and kennels were kept in 

 such order, that sportsmen observed them as schools for 

 huntsmen and grooms, who were glad to come there 

 without wages, merely to learn their business. When 

 they had obtained proper instruction, he then recom- 

 mended them to other gentlemen, who wished for no 

 better character than Squu-e Draper's recommendation. 

 He was always up, during the hunting season, at four 

 in the morning, mounted on one of his nags at five o'clock, 

 hunself bringing forth his hounds, who knew every note 

 of their old master's voice. In the field he rode with 

 judgment, avoiding what was unnecessary, and helping 

 his hounds when they were at fault. His daughter Di, 

 who was equally famous at riding, used to assist him, 

 cheering the hounds with her voice. She died at York 

 in a good old age, and, what was wonderful to many 

 sportsmen who dared not follow her, she died with whole 

 bones, in her bed. 



