Vagaries of Scent. 57 



hard as ever you knew in your life. We found a 

 hare, and they certainly did not run her three 

 fields ; we found several more and did nothing 

 with them. Somebody had seen a hare when 

 we were running, lying back about two miles, 

 and the Field said "Oh, let's go and put her up." 



I asked, '' What is the use ? You see they 

 can't run a yard, and you are taking me back 

 two or three miles out of my way." 



But nothing would satisfy them, so I gave 

 way. ^^ Well, come along," said I, *' we'll go 

 and put her up." But I noticed that as we 

 went back the day got worse. We had not 

 gone far before we put one up, but as soon as 

 they broke view there was an end to it. They 

 could not own it one single yard. 



" There," I said, '^ now are you satisfied ? " 



" Oh no ! Let us go and put her up. It's 

 only a few fields on now." 



So on we went again, got to the field, and 

 put her up. Away they went and for close 

 on forty minutes they ran her as if they were 

 glued to her, never checking once, until they 

 ran bang into her. 



