34 SHOOTING : 



On which his faithful services you lent 

 To on2, who when he sported, time mispent : 

 For rest assur'd, that to a certainty, 

 Dogs love the sport as much as you or I ; 

 When oft the bird 's not down, in time become 

 Quite careless, 'bout their portion of the fun. 

 In such a case, I know a dog that feels 

 Such disappointment, that he goes to heels, 

 Nor will he budge from thence until he sees 

 A head knock'd over with apparent ease. 

 Besides, a man who does not understand 

 What they should do, will frequently command 

 Their course a- wrong, and thus they soon will know 

 With whom they have to deal, and callous grow ; 

 So, many dogs that scarcely had a fault, 

 A month's mismanagement has almost spoilt. 



The Newfoundland will next attention claim, 

 He's sometimes useful to retrieve your game ; 

 But if the same should very much abound, 

 Is oft more plague than profit, I have found ; 



