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CHAPTEE VIII. 



MR. SITITH's favourite HUNTSMEN AND WHIPS, DICK BURTON, TOM DAY, 

 TOM WINGFIELD, AND GEORGE CARTER. — CARTER'S RECOLLECTIONS OF 

 HIS MASTER. — MR. FERNELEY'S PICTURE OF THE TEDWORTH HUNT. — 

 BENEFICIAL INFLUENCE OF HUNTING ON OUR NATIONAL CHARACTER. 

 — DEATH OF MRS. SMITH, AND HER DISPOSAL OF THE FAMILY 

 ESTATES. 



Si petis exemplar mentis, vitaeque virilis. 



Cum fortes animos Anglia voce ciet. 

 Sive feraris equo, seu magna incepta sequaris 



Dux tibi, quicunque es, vir sit hie, "ire viam." 

 Nee male, Venator, campi rapis ardua cursu ; 



Addunt se comites Mars, nemorumque Dea. 



WiCCAMICUS. 



The previous pages of this volume have amply set forth the 

 kindliness of Mr. Smith's nature, and have shown that, in 

 spite of his peremptory will in exacting strict obedience on 

 the part of his retainers and servants, he never failed to 

 secure their warm and zealous attachment. Before con- 

 cluding these reminiscences, it is therefore due alike to bis 

 memory and to the merits of those who so heartily devoted 

 themselves to his service, to make more particular mention 

 of some of his favourite huntsmen and whips — admirably 

 skilled in their craft — beyond what has already appeared 

 incidentally respecting the two Burtons and Shirley. 



When Mr. Smith purchased Sir Bichard Sutton's hounds 

 in 1827, they were brought up to Penton Lodge by Jack 

 Shirley and George Gardener, Sir Bichard's huntsman and 

 whip. Gardener remained as whip at Penton, and Dick 

 Burton returned to his old master, with whom he had lived 

 teD years in Leicestershire. A neater or better horseman 



