196 Cross Country with Horse and Hound 



and if they fail in this they go home disappointed. Not 

 so the hunting man. His heart is in the game. Those 

 who hunt to ride may as well follow a drag or ride a 

 steeplechase. The hunting man has all this pleasure, and 

 the enjoyment of the hunting as well. Pardon my recur- 

 ring so often to this point. I am only anxious to give the 

 novice a start right, which is not likely to be the case unless 

 he is quite familiar with the game. It will not be amiss, 

 therefore, to devote a little more space in the next chapter 

 to " The Fox and his Ways." 



