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very same coppice, when his marks justified the keepers' 

 conjectures, in spite of the seeming improbabihty of the 

 fact. It is with some concern that the conclusion of this 

 singular account is added, which terminates in the death of 

 poor Reynard, who was killed after a very severe chase, 

 bearing upon him the signals of his former escapes, and 

 which ought to have entitled him to that levity and privilege 

 which formerly was granted to a stag who had beat his Royal 

 pursuers." 



Foxes die very game ; I have only known one 

 instance of an old fox crying out when pinned 

 by hounds, and that was in a gorse covert on a 

 very windy day, where he was evidently caught 

 napping by a couple of hounds, and he squealed 

 just like a little pig. We could not imagine 

 what on earth it was, and the master, the late 

 Lord Huntingdon, rode into the gorse, when he 

 found it was a fine dog fox, which the hounds 

 killed in spite of him. Tiny cubs when handled 

 will frequently kick up a frightful row ! 



Foxes are fine strong swimmers and, like 

 hares, do not hesitate to take to water, when 

 pursued by hounds. I remember many years 

 ago, in the Ormond country, finding a fox in Kil- 

 garvan gorse, and running him through Brocka 

 to Kyleanoe Wood, the usual line, over the 

 Ballinderry River, where it runs into Lough Derg 

 at Drominagh Bay, the fox usually crossing by 



