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"when paying a visit to the kennel, certainly arose from 

 exuberant feelings called forth by his presence amongst 

 them. There is another cause also : dogs like those 

 who assist them in their hunting, and contribute to 

 their amusement ; and hounds, when let loose from 

 the kennel and control of whippers-in feel, we may 

 suppose, like boys rushing out of school on a holi- 

 day, to enjoy their games and relaxations beyond 

 the authority of tutors and ushers. Very much 

 depends upon the motives by which masters of 

 hounds are actuated. Some love hunting for the 

 sake of hunting — others love hunting for the sake 

 of their hounds, — in short, make pets of them as 

 ladies do of lap-dogs — attend to their feeding, and 

 see that they are reposing comfortably on their 

 beds before leaving the kennel. Such care is to 

 them no trouble, and we need scarcely add, that 

 masters of this nature enjoy to a greater extent 

 than others more lukewarm the pleasures of the 

 chase. 



