ellation of the young squire, he still acted in the
capacity of minister to the caprice and vengeance of his mother,
taking all opportunities of disturbing Julia's peace, slandering her
reputation, and committing outrages against the tenants and domestics of
her husband, who was a man of quiet and timorous disposition.

But the chief amusement of young Pickle, in his later years, was
the chase, in which he acquired some renown by his intrepidity and
remarkable figure, which improved every day in deformity; insomuch,
as to suggest a ludicrous scheme of revenge to a gentleman in the
neighbourhood. Having been affronted by the insolence of Crookback,
he clothed a large baboon that was in his possession, in a dress that
resembled the hunting equipage of Gam; and ordering the animal to be set
astride, and tied upon the back of his keenest hunter, turned them out
one day after the hounds. The horse in a little time outstripping all
the rest in the field, the rider was mistaken for Gam by the whole
company, who saluted him as he passed with a halloo, observing, that
the squire had his usual good luck, in being better mounted than his
neighbours. Pickle afterwards appearing in his own person, created
great astonishment in the spectators, one of whom asked if he had split
himself in twain, and pointed out his representative, who was, by this
time, almost up with the hounds. Upon which the identical Gam went in
pursuit of the impostor. When he overtook him, he was so much enraged at
the counterfeit, that he attacked the baboon whip in hand, and, in all
probability, would have sacrificed him to his resentment, had not he
been prevented by the other fox-hunters. They interposed, in order
to make up the difference betwixt two brothers of the sport, and were
equally surprised and diverted when they distinguished the quality of
Crookback's antagonist, which they rescued from his rage, and reconveyed
to its master.

Peregrine, at the request of his friend Jack, took charge of his aunt's
funeral, to which his parents were invited, though they did not think
proper to appear, or pay the least regard to his solicitations, when
he desired permission to wait upon them in person. Nevertheless, old
Gamaliel, at the instigation of his wife, afterwards obtained an order
from Doctors' Commons, obliging Hatchway to produce the will of his
wife, on the supposition that she had bequeathed to him some part of the
money, which, he knew, was at her ow