[Footnote 12: Mr Beckford at one time determined to try how he should like the use of beagles, and, having heard of a small pack of them, he sent his coachman, the person he could best spare, to fetch them. It was a long journey, and, although he had some assistance, yet not being used to hounds, he had some trouble in getting them along, especially as they had not been out of the kennel for several weeks before. They were consequently so riotous that they ran after everything they saw, sheep, cur dogs, birds of all sorts, as well as hares and deer. However, he lost but one hound; and, when Mr. Beckford asked him what he thought of them, he said that they could not fail of being good hounds, for they would hunt everything.] [Footnote 13: 'Beckford on Hunting', p. 150.] [Footnote 14: 'The Horse and the Hound', by Nimrod, p. 340.] [Footnote 15: 'The Horse and the Hound', by Nimrod, p, 332.] [Footnote 16: 'Daniel's Foxhound', p. 205.] [Footnote 17: 'The Horse and the Hound', by Nimrod, p. 355.] [Footnote 18: 'Beckford's Thoughts on Hunting', p. 95.] [Footnote 19: Mr. Beckford gives the following excellent account of what a huntsman should be: "A huntsman should be attached to the sport, and indefatigable, young, strong, active, bold, and enterprising in the pursuit of it. He should be sensible, good-tempered, sober, exact, and cleanly--a good groom and an excellent horseman. His voice should be strong and clear, with an eye so quick as to perceive which of his hounds carries the scent when all are running, and an ear so excellent as to distinguish the leading hounds when he does not see them. He should be quiet, patient, and without conceit. Such are the qualities which constitute perfection in a huntsman. He should not, however, be too fond of displaying them until called forth by necessity; it being a peculiar and distinguishing trait in his character to let his hounds alone while they thus hunt, and have genius to assist them when they cannot." 'Beckford on Hunting', Letter ix.] [Footnote 20: 'Blaine on the Diseases of the Dog', p. 140.] [Footnote 21: See 'Hints to Young Masters of Fox-Hounds'--'New Sport. Mag.', vol. viii. p. 174-290.] [Footnote 22: 'Traité de la Folie dex Animaux', tom. ii. 39.] [Footnote 23: Mr. D. Radcliffe.]