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instantly make the hunting hounds throw up their 

 heads toward it, and often they do not get their 

 noses down again in a hurry. Indeed, some sly old 

 hounds will di'op their sterns, give a sniff as much 

 as to say, " Fool, hunt it yourself ! " 



It is a good plan when any particular hound or 

 hounds are fond of riot — such as deer or hare — on 

 approaching near the spot where either of these 

 are likely to jump up, for one of the whips to get 

 off his horse slyly, and walk by the side, then when 

 he sees the hound prick up his ears, or show the 

 least inchnation to take notice of either riot, to give 

 him a proper good stroke with his whip, or 

 probably he may be off after the deer or hare, and 

 lead away the whole pack. 



Nothing is more common, when a view- 

 halloo is heard, than to hear the whipper-in, when 

 sitting quietly on his horse, caUing out, " Hark, 

 halloo ! hark, halloo ! " instead of instantly getting 

 to the hounds, which are probably hanging on some 

 stale scent or up wind, and then rating sharply with, 

 " Hark, halloo ! get away ! get away " ! with a 

 smack of his whip ; and this is done in a tenth part 

 of the time — indeed much less generally; besides the 

 service he has done this way. Had he stopped 

 away at a distance and hallooed, he would have 



