Tlic Fauna. 6s 



down wind, and speedily disappeared from view. 

 Turning to observe the hounds and riders, we 

 wondered if they would discover the manoeuvre, or 

 follow up to where the hare had doubled. We were 

 not kept long in suspense, for, on the hounds getting 

 through the hedge, they took up the double scent, 

 giving tongue as if vying with each other which should 

 be loudest. A number of ladies and gentlemen came 

 galloping up, evidently enjoying the sport. In an 

 instant the music of the hounds had ceased, horses were 

 suddenly pulled up, and disorder and disappointment 

 ensued. Must it be confessed that we ran down 

 from the top of the castle and betrayed the secret of 

 poor " Puss," which conscience whispered should 

 have been kept sacred ! Again the hounds were " full 

 cry" on the trail, and we returned to the top of the 

 castle to watch the remainder of the hunt. Several 

 checks were made, and the hounds seemed baffled ; 

 but, unfortunately for the hare, some of the "held" 

 or an onlooker would )'ell out a "tally-ho," and the 

 chase continued. The instinct and cunning dis- 

 played by "Puss" were therefore of no avail; and 



