CHAPTEE VI. 



Second marriage — A theory on Stonehenge — Mr, Beckford's 

 Letter on the Rights of Fox-hunters — Publishes "The 

 Diary of a Huntsman " — A run with the royal stag- 

 hounds — Death of Vampire — Plan for kennels and 

 stabling. 



'Withi:n' six months of liis quitting the Craven, 

 Mr. Smitli married Miss Denison, of Ossington, 

 the sister of the late Eishop of Salisbury and 

 of Mr. Evelyn Denison, the Speaker of the 

 House of Commons. Being shortly after on a 

 visit to the EishojD, a party was made up to go 

 to Stonehenge. On their return there was 

 a discussion on that wonderful structui-e, in 

 which Mr. Smitli did not take j)art. This 

 caused the Eishop to ask if he did not agree 

 with the rest as to the almost superhuman 

 character of the pile, and the inadequacy of 

 any lvnoA\ai means for raising it. He replied 

 that he saw nothing so marvellous about it, 



