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author declares, have many good customs and evil. 

 He insists that a good hound for hawking should 

 have a large head and body, and that he should be of a 

 " fair hewe," white or tawne, and not too " jough," 

 that is, hairy or rough, but, his tail should be " rough," 

 or feathered ; he goes on to describe the proper tempera- 

 ment, as a sportsman of the present age would speak 

 of a modern Clumber, leaving out one of its greatest 

 merits, its silence, or muteness, in work, however ex- 

 cited, so much to be desired. A great deal of sport 

 may be had over a brace of Clumbers, which are as 

 much as a sportsman can do with, particularly with a 

 Retriever to look after the " killed and wounded." 



I have also, occasionally, seen a specimen of the Sus- 

 sex Spaniel, which are rare dogs for work, made a 

 house pet of. They should be rich copper colour, and 

 are very showy and distinguished looking in appear- 

 ance, strong and muscular in build, more active than 

 you would give them credit for, by their looks, and 

 possessed of much intelligence and affection for their 

 friends, good guards, and well able to take their own 

 parts in any row, seldom coming off worst, even with 

 larger antagonists. They have been brought to great 

 perfection of late years. I should say there are some 

 as good as any ever seen, to be met with at the present 

 day, and especially at the well known Bridford Kennels 

 in Devon. I think they are rather growing in public 

 favour, to the reverse being the case ; I often see what 

 I may call " the Field Spaniel proper," the old glossy 

 black, kept as a companion ; the very long backed, and 

 short-legged type, now in favour, don't strike one as 



