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doubt if one out of every five tliat is hunted 

 is killed, and a fox is very unlucky if hunted 

 twice in the same season. A hunted fox al- 

 ways has previously escaped all dangers, and 

 doubtless, till his powers begin to fail, hopes to 

 escape again. Then he may pass un mauvais 

 quart dlieure. But what are his sufferings com- 

 pared to those 



Of suffering, sad humanity, 

 And tlie afflicted ones who lie 

 Steeped to the lips in misery, 

 Longing, yet afraid to die ? 



There is a great deal of unnecessary sentimen- 

 tality wasted about some animals' sufferings, 

 which are so slight compared to our own. 

 Look at our cancer and consumption hospitals, 

 for instance. We doubt if most of us would 

 not compound for the troubles of various sorts 

 which pursue us from year's end to year's end 

 by giving the hounds a run once or twice in a 

 season, even if we did devoutly pray over niglit 

 that it might be a bad scenting day, and that 



