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of our amusement, so stick to it, if you 

 wish for longevity. 



We read in history, that young ladies of 

 the highest quality and greatest beauty 

 spent much of their time in the chase ; so 

 strong and universal was the passion for 

 hunting among our ancestors ; and I was 

 gratified when you told me that in your 

 part of England the fair sex still sanction 

 hunting, and occasionally grace the field 

 with their presence. Although I confess 

 they appear more in their element in the 

 drawing-room or in Kensington Gardens, 

 than in the kennel or the field. Still I 

 must say it looks well, and shews a dis- 

 position to promote their brother's or their 

 husband's amusement, and in consequence 

 contributes much to domestic happiness. 

 This the wife will find is the surest " way 

 to keep him," and prevent the husband 

 running riot. A man naturally expects his 

 wife to humour him a little, and allow him 



