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sidered the perquisites of the huntsman. There 

 is another very obvious inducement, besides tlie 

 gratification of exhibiting a very handsome entry. 

 Those who breed on a very extensive scale, even 

 with the drawback of distemper, may feel tolerably 

 secure of being able to put forward a large and 

 clever lot of young hounds, from which a second 

 draft has to be made later in the summer, when the 

 time of danger ffom distemper has passed ; and 

 yet, with all this outward and visible show, are 

 there not some — many, perchance — chosen fathers 

 for their outward good looks more than for their 

 parents' good works? Whatever huntsmen and 

 masters of foxhounds may argue to the contrary^ 

 we know quite well, that a very handsome young 

 foxhound will not be put aside for the short- 

 comings of his sire or dam. The excuse is — " Give 

 him a trial, he comes of a good sort, and ought 

 to keep his place ; " to be more explicit, we will 

 give a case in point exeinpU gratia, dozens of 

 which have fallen under our own observation. 



Jasper, a young dog of prepossessing appear- 

 ance, enters well, goes through his first season 

 brilliantly, and up to Christmas of the second 

 season performs his part to admiration. A frost 

 sets in, the bitch-house is soon filled, and Jasper is 

 introduced to the seraglio, taking it for granted 

 that he will hold on as he commenced. With 

 change of weather, and after a fortnight's frost, a 

 change has taken place in Jasper's conduct, who 

 begins to cut corners, right to cry, and flashing 

 over the line in highly condemnatory style. The 



