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way to find a battle, and in most cases he is cap- 

 tured after he has been treed. But even then he 

 is Hkely to get away unless the dog is willing and 

 capable in the line of quick and busy conflict. 



All in all, the beagle, pure and mixed, has had 

 a career in the hunting experiences of the United 

 States quite as important as that of the foxhound 

 and not much inferior to that of the shooting 

 dog. In the drag-hunt and " tame " fox country 

 a pack of beagles, I can imagine, is more desirable 

 in some respects than a foxhound pack, if not as 

 elevated in dignity. The miniature hound is a 

 more attractive and interesting specimen of the 

 dog, and a beagle pack is more easily kept and 

 handled. 



