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dently entrust the young hopes of the family ; since, 

 from love of the sport, as well as from the pride of 

 doing them well, hounds under their care are sure 

 to come home rather above than under the stan- 

 dard. Those placed with butchers are generally too 

 well fed, and from living so grossly suffer more 

 severely from distemper. A wayside inn formerly 

 afforded good accommodation for hounds, as well 

 as man and horse, although the majority of these 

 hostelries are now converted to other purposes. 



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