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the game, or discovers the parts where the animal feeds 

 or lie$ down during the day, gives intimation to his 

 friends, who then prepare for the chase. The servants 

 start the deer with the hounds, and, by good management, 

 generally succeed in making it run the course that will 

 soonest bring it to its death. But should the deer be 

 cautious, and take another course, the hunters mounted on 

 swift horses, gallop through the woods to intercept it, 

 guided by the sound of the horns and the cry of the dogs, 

 and frequently succeed in shooting it. This sport is ex- 

 tremely agreeable, and proves successful on almost every 

 occasion." 





