86 OBSERVATIONS ON FOX-HUNTING 



when he saw his children happy ; pray, pray, 

 my own dear Papa, grant your affectionate child 

 one great favour, and that is to order old KiUfox, 

 the keeper, not to destroy any more foxes. We 

 then can go to the ball like our neighbours, the 



Miss C 's." The father was a short time 



undecided, and at first wished the ball and the 

 hunt at the Devil ; but his natural affection for 

 his children prevailed over every other considera- 

 tion, and old KiUfox, to his great amazement 

 and mortification was sent for, and ordered to 

 stay his hand and slay no more. The ladies 

 went to the hunt-ball in great glee, and INIiss, 

 in a few months after, was married to the son 

 of the Baronet ! So far all was right, and the 

 advantages of a hunt ball very conspicvious. 



It will add much to your sport and your own 

 peace of mind if your Field consist of real sports- 

 men. They Avill make every allowance for acci- 

 dents and bad weather, and give you merit where 

 merit is due. " The would-be Managers," on the 

 contrary, make no allowance whatever for un- 

 avoidable circumstances ; I mean those who do 

 not enter into the spirit, and have no knoAvledge 

 of hunting, but at times are ambitious to be at 

 the head of affairs, and they are the greatest 

 tormentors a master of fox-hounds can encounter, 

 always finding out some cause for complaint ; 



