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him as your life-long friend. He has a stately bearing, a 

 thoughtful and dignified air, to which his long pedigree 

 and princely birth justly entitle him. If you are fond of 

 outdoor exercise, what more exciting sport can be had than 

 a run, or witnessing one, with these dogs. If you want a 

 new sensation, or are overworked, try it. Come out into the 

 country, start away some early morning, a couple of hours 



ENGLISH BLOODHOUNDS ROSEMARY AND DUCHESS OF RIPPLE. 

 Owned by Mr. J. L. Winchell, Fairhaven, Vermont. 



ahead of the Hounds, with your stopping-place in your 

 mind; then choose your course, so you may enjoy the trail- 

 ing of the Hounds and hear their deep voices resounding in 

 the chase as you sit in your chosen position watching them 

 as they near you, see them carefully casting for your trail 

 under difficult circumstances, hear their deep, bell-like 

 notes resounding in the dark forest and on the mountains, 

 with a cry unbroken. The music, the poetry of it, as it 



