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them, it would, I venture to think, be more conducive 

 to their own safety than otherwise. Those who 

 are quahfied to use them, and, consequently, do so 

 judiciously, would, moreover (except in the case of 

 vicious and exceptional^ sluggish and ungenerous 

 horses) find that considerably blunter ones than 

 those usually in vogue would answer their purpose 

 (that is, of implying that some extra exertion or 

 increased speed is demanded of your horse) equally 

 well, and many an unsightly and painful scar caused 

 by a lost stirrup or unyielding grower would be 

 avoided. 



But let us now surmise that poor reynard has, at 

 length, succumbed, and that Will's shrill " Whoo 

 hoop " has resounded o'er the vale. 



The run has been a fine one, and we have all 

 enjoyed it, but his last moments were, I am willing 

 to admit, not happy ones, although his agonies were 

 of but short duration. But, fair and gentle reader, 

 I would point out to you that his lot has not been 

 through life a hard one, and that he has been 

 preserved and spared in many ways for the especial 

 purpose of affording sport, and that his numerous 

 robberies and other discrepancies have alone, on 

 that account, been overlooked. Moreover, had such 

 not been the case, he would, most undoubtedly, 

 have met his end ignominiously, after prolonged 

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