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a hound, I think most applicable to them. Da- 

 mons and Delias I have left out ; the bold 

 Thunder and the brisk Lightning, if you please, 

 may supply their places ; unless you prefer the 

 method of the gentleman I told you of, who in- 

 tends naming his hounds from the p — ge ; and, 

 I suppose, he at the same time will not be un- 

 mindful of the p — y c rs. 



If you mark the whelps in the side (which is 

 called branding them) when they are first put 

 out, (or perhaps it may be better done after they 

 have been out some time,) it may prevent their 

 being stolen. 



When young hounds are first taken in, they 



should be kept separate from the pack ; and as 



it will happen at a time of the year when there 



is little or no hunting, you may easily give them 



up one of the kennels, and grass-court adjoining. 



Their play ends frequently in a battle ; it is 



therefore less dangerous where they are all 



equally matclied. What Somervile says on this 



subject is exceedingly beautiful. 



" But here, with watchful and observant eye, 

 Attend their frolics, which too often end 

 In bloody broils and death. High o'er thy head 

 Wave thy resounding whip, and with a voice 

 Fierce-menacing o'er-rule the stern debate, 

 And quench their kindling rage ; for oft in sport 

 Begun, combat ensues ; growling they snarl, 



