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hunter that he has always the dread upon 

 him of losing it, as a lover's hopes are mixed 

 with the fears of losing what in his eyes only 

 makes life worth living. Love of hunting is a 

 passion, and, like other passions, is unreason- 

 ing and illogical. 



A man may marry, but does he love a 

 woman because she brings him a fortune, 

 because it is his duty to the community, or 

 because he feels he is a better man in doing 

 so ? While his passion lasts he is indifferent 

 to the superior beauty, accomplishments, or 

 wealth of any other. 



A man loves the air of a hunting morning, 

 the horse he is astride of, the cry of the 

 hounds, the sound of the horn, and the cheer 

 of the chase without knowing why or where- 

 fore ; and though there be no reason for 



