34 Memoir of Tom Smith. 



tliey made tlic acquaintance of Mr. Kean, 

 Avith whom and liis "wife they visited 

 Glammis Castle, and some other celebrated 

 places. 



Some time after this Mr. Smith went into 

 Cheshire, on a visit to a cousin of his, who 

 had manied the Eev. Giles Peel, a cousin of 

 the second Sir EoLert Peel, and incumbent of 

 Ince. From their house he went one day to 

 Sandywell Head to see the Cheshire hounds. 

 He staid till it was nearly dark looking over 

 the hounds, especially the clever lot of un- 

 entered ones, which were equal in point of 

 size and muscle to any in the kingdom. He 

 had a good distance to Avalk back to his inn, 

 and did not arrive till quite late. He retired 

 at once to his room, but was distiu-bed by a 

 great noise of footsteps passing and repassing 

 his door ; and when he awoke in the morning 

 he heard the same, with the addition of whis- 

 pering and low speaking. "When he came do^vn 

 to breakfast, he noticed the boots followed 



