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them at the same time. This set the deer rmming, 

 and with them the young hounds, and by hallooing 

 to them some of the two -and three -year hunters 

 broke away. This caused them to halloo more, so 

 that at last the whole pack joined, but fortunately 

 did not pull one down before they were got away. 

 The writer, on hearing of, it came home, took them 

 out cub -hunting earUer than usual; and on the 

 first day, having kiUed a brace of cubs after running 

 six hours incessantly, ventured to take them amongst 

 the deer. At first they were quiet, but at length 

 a young hound broke away, and shortly afterwards 

 two-thirds of the pack. They were with difficulty 

 stopped, then tied up to the park pales and flogged, 

 about fifty in a row, tiU all hands were tired. A 

 few days after all the most vicious were taken there 

 by themselves in couples, or rather three together ; 

 but this was of no use, they soon broke away and 

 were punished. This continued for six weeks from 

 daybreak till the afternoon, by which time every 

 hound was perfectly steady. Amongst other plans, 

 a deer was constantly put in the kennel for several 

 hours every day, and if a hound looked at it, he 

 was rated or punished. A few of the very worst 

 were di-afted, but the pack was never steadier than 

 during the season after it ; and although great part 



