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she dropped suddenly, and nothing could 

 induce her to move from her point. I 

 walked up to her, and found a hare under 

 her nose, which I kicked up and shot, to 

 her no small gratification. This is the 

 only instance I can remember of a dog 

 standing one description of game, with 

 another in its mouth ; and when the age 

 of the animal is taken into consideration, 

 it must be deemed as most extraordinary. 

 In recording the precocious excellence 

 of my favourite "Mouche," I cannot resist 

 stating another proof of her remarkable 

 steadiness : — I had been shooting in the 

 swamp close to Abbeville, and had ex- 

 pended all my ammunition, in conse- 

 quence of finding an unusual number of 

 snipe. It being early in the day, and as 

 there were more birds in the marsh, I 

 determined upon sending a youthful fol- 

 lower (who had accompanied a French 

 gentleman and myself) as far as the Fau- 



