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river side, but there was not one amongst them who 

 would venture in. However, a guinea at last tempted 

 one man to fetch out a hound that was entangled in a 

 bush, and would otherwise have perished. Two hounds 

 remained upon a hedge all night ; but they got together 

 before morning, when, the flood abating, they were 

 found closely clasping each other, and without doubt, it 

 was the little heat they could afford each other that 

 kept both alive. We lost but one hound by this un- 

 lucky expedition, but we lost all our terriers. They 

 were seen to sink, their strength not being sufficient to 

 resist the severity of the cold and the rapidity of the 

 stream.' 



Here is a story of a bold attempt to cure sheep-killing 

 in hounds which can hardly be called successful : — 



' A late lord of my acquaintance, whose whole pack 

 had often been guilty of killing sheep, determined to 

 punish them, and to that intent put the largest ram he 

 could find into the kennel. The men with their whips, 

 and the ram with his horns, soon put the whole kennel 

 into confusion and dismay, and the hounds and ram 

 were left together. Meeting a friend soon after, " Come," 

 says he, " to the kennel, and see what rare sport the ram 

 makes among the hounds; the old fellow lays about him 

 stoutly — egad ! there's not a dog dares look him in the 

 face." His friend, a compassionate man, pitied the 

 hounds, and asked if he was not afraid some of them 

 might be spoiled, " No, d — n them," said he, " they 

 deserve it, and let them suffer." On they went ; all was 

 quiet. They opened the kennel door, but saw neither 

 ram nor hound. The ram by this time was entirely 

 eaten up, and the hounds, having filled their bellies, were 

 retired to rest.' 



