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for when a hare is running, every old harehunter 

 knows that her hind quarters are raised higher than 

 the fore she must beat her pursuers by foils and 

 doubles, in the hope of regaining strength or eluding 

 the vigilance of her enemies. She will run straight 

 up one furrow to the hedge, go through it for five 

 yards, and then retrace her steps, and when half way 

 down it again take two or three wonderful springs at 

 right angles, and then lie unseen in the fallow, 

 whilst the clamorous crew of motley or mottled 

 hounds are pressing to the fore. 



" Patience on a monument " would not be an 

 inappropriate representation of a huntsman to 

 harriers on his horse, without any excitement 

 working his brain, whilst his hounds are doing 

 their best to work out the scent. Everything is 

 quiet and peaceable around. He has no call upon 

 the energetic action of mind or matter. He may 

 take out his pipe, light and smoke it and it may be 

 about the most sensible thing he can do whilst 

 Bellman and Bowler are proclaiming their sagacity 

 by unravelling the labyrinthian windings of their 

 game. We are not thinking now of riding down a 

 hare with a lot of thoroughbred foxhounds ; this is 

 not legitimate harehunting, more than hallooing, 

 screaming, and telegraphing a fox, are foxhunting. 

 Orthodox harehunting consists in allowing hounds 

 to work out the line without lifting them, except on 

 very particular occasions; and it must be a very 

 consolatory reflection in believing that, so far from 

 haste or excitement aiding you in your object, 

 patience and perseverance are the most certain 



