DOG LAXGUAGE. 467 



his Maker. The power of language, however, be- 

 tween man and man, is prodigiously increased by 

 the tone in which it is conveyed. The vagrant 

 when he begs, the soldier when he gives the word 

 of command, the senator when he delivers an ora- 

 tion, and the lover when he whispers a gentle tale 

 to his mistress, all differ in the key in which they 

 speak ; and it is thus that huntsmen and whippers- 

 in make themselves intelligible to hounds. They 

 do not speak to them in an unmeaning manner, or 

 after the manner of children ; but in short and 

 pithy sentences, every word of which is law. The 

 method of doing this, however, admits of several 

 degrees of excellence ; but the huntsman w^ho is 

 endowed by nature with a clear, sonorous voice, in 

 a well-pitched key, and knows when to use it with 

 effect, contributes greatly to the enthusiasm of fox- 

 hunting, and no doubt to the success of it. 



Without enterino^ asrain into the wide rano^e of 

 hunting, we cannot do more than add a few maxims 

 which may be observed by a huntsman in the field. 

 In drawing for your fox, don't be persuaded always 

 to draw up wind. In the first place, you are in 

 danger of chopping him ; secondly, he is sure then 

 to go down wind at starting ; and, thirdly, you 

 may drive him into a worse country, or from his 

 point. When found, get after him as quickly as 

 possible if you have a body of hounds with you ; 

 if not, you will have a better chance of sport if you 

 can wait till the body come up. This is easily 

 done by a twang of the horn, or a false holloo, if 

 hounds are under good command, and the conve- 



