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common tiling for the hounds to come suddenly upon one 

 containing twenty or more, and then it is both amusing 

 and annoying to see them break into a dozen or more 

 groups and scamper away in different directions, with as 

 many groups of hounds behind them. All the horns in 

 the world could not control the dogs under such circum- 

 stances ; so the riders have to follow some special pack, or 

 sit idly in their seats and await the return. As a coyote 

 rarely runs to ground, crosses heavy woods — though it 

 may pass through a coppice — or doubles back, a person 

 may imagine how tedious it must be to await the return 

 of the hounds. I have known them to go so far that they 

 did not get back to camp until late at night, and it was no 

 unusual event for some of them to spend a night on the 

 prairie. 



A hunt would be more picturesque if there were many 

 persons in the field, or if it were graced by the prcseuce of 



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