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wearied demeauour, the restless movements, and the 

 desh'e for soKtude, that mark the early stage of the 

 disease, on the part of any one of his favom^ite 

 charges. I venture to say of Goodall that his love 

 of the animals under his care, and his desire for their 

 comfort, might compare not unfavourably Avith that 

 of the custodians of some portion of our poorer 

 compatriots, even in these exceedingly enlightened 

 days. Those who have never seen or been mixed 

 up with persons having charge of hounds, can 

 imagine the attachment that is felt by a true sports- 

 man for the noble animals that are placed under his 

 care, nor can they be aware of the intelligence and 

 fidelity of the canine race, unless their attention has 

 been especially directed thereto. 



" Surely," said a cautious friend, " you will not 

 go amongst these hounds when you visit the 

 kennels ? " Yet when Goodall bidding Gallant, 

 Ganymede, General, Garland, Wizard, Whitebait, 

 and Welfare, come forth to show their perfections, I 

 should as soon have thought of shrinking from the 

 presence of a mouse as from those healthy and 

 magnificent specimens of staghounds, whose ap- 

 pearance would have assured the most timid of 

 observers, even if they did jump up upon him in the 

 exuberance and delight of their temporary freedom. 



That the subject of hydrophobia is a matter of 

 exceeding great interest to every master of fox- 

 hounds there cannot be the slightest doubt, and I 

 would venture to call attention to one or two 

 matters which have a bearing upon the case. Were 

 I a master of foxhounds, I should give strict orders 

 that whenever a hound had strayed away from his 



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