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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE BEAGLE. 



OF those Dogs that are kept for the business of 

 the chase in this country, the Beagle is the smallest, 

 and is used only 'in hunting the Hare. Although 

 far inferior in point of speed to that animal, it 

 follows by the exquisiteness of its scent, and traces 

 her footsteps through all her various windings, 

 with great exactness and perseverance. Its tones 

 are soft and musical, and add greatly to the plea- 

 sures of the chase. 



