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together against Protestant recusants. " If I don't 

 sarve out Mr. Juniper and Foreman for this spree, my 

 name's not Jack; and that infernal polkering donkey, 

 if them young-uns havn't already settled his business 

 afore I get's up, I'll cut him into shreds." 



Fortunately there was not much mischief done to the 

 donkey (except being pulled down) when the hunts- 

 man reached the scene of action, and the hounds, satis- 

 fied with their freak, seemed quite ashamed of them- 

 selves. Jack wreaked his vengeance upon Jumper and 

 Foreman ; and thus, as he thought, the whole affair was 

 ended — the least said about it the better. But it was 

 not so snug as Jack fancied. Upon riding through the 

 village of B — — a day or two after, sundry greetings 

 from the unwashed urchins saluted Jack's ears, such as 

 " E-aw, e-aw, who hunted the donkey ?" " Come," 

 says Jack, " drop that suit, my fine fellows, or I'll 

 drop my double thong upon some of ye, and make ye 

 sing a different tune." 



Misfortunes will happen in the best regulated families 

 sometimes. Idleness is the parent of vice, and when 

 the young hounds are over the distemper, they cannot 

 have too much air and exercise ; but if, as I have said 

 above, they are walked out by the feeder every day, 

 with an assistant and boy, they won't care much about 

 cur dogs or donkeys, and save Jack's whip-cord as well. 

 When the hunting is over, the huntsman will have 

 nothing to do but attend to the kennel. The old hounds 

 will be glad of a little rest from their labours of the 

 past season, and his attention may be directed almost 

 exclusively to the young hounds; keep them out half 

 the day, if possible, early and late, with the horses in 



