of Harriers, I2I 



Bitch of the higheft blood may fail of get- 

 ting tolerable puppies. The like is often 

 experienced among Horfes. How nature 

 errs in this particular (if it may be called an 

 error) I fubmit to fome more experienced 

 naturalift. 



Talking with a learned Phylician (a great 

 connoilTeur in pointing and fetting Dogs) 

 upon the fubjed: of puppies, he told the fol- 

 lowing marvellous tale of a Bitch he had of 

 the fetting kind. 



As he travelled from Midhurfl into 

 Hampfliire, going through a country village, 

 the Maitiifs and Cur-dogs ran out barking, 

 as is ufual when Gentlemen ride by fuch 

 places ', among them he obferved a little ugly 

 Pedlar's Cur particularly eager and fond of 

 ingratiating himfelf with the Bitch. The 

 Dodor flopped to water upon the fpot, and 

 whilfl: his Horfe drank, could not help re- 

 marking how amorous the Cur continued, 

 and how fond and courteous the Bitch feem- 

 ed to her admirer -, but provoked, in the end, 

 to fee a creature of Phillis's rank and breed 

 fo obfequious to fuch mean addrefTes, drew 

 one of his piftols and fhot the Dog dead 



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