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them — thei-e is not a dog dares look him in the 

 face."" His friend, who is a compassionate man, 

 pitied the hounds exceedingly, and asked if he 

 was not afraid that some of them might be spoil- 

 ed. — " No; d — n them," said he, " they deserve 

 it, and let them suffer." On they went — all was 

 quiet — they opened the kennel door, but saw 

 neither ram nor hound. The ram by this time 

 was entirely eaten up, and the hounds, having 

 filled their bellies, were retired to rest. 



It without doubt is best, when you air your 

 hounds, to take them out separately ; the old 

 ones one day, another day the young :* but as 

 I find your hounds are to have their whey at a 

 distant dairy, on those days both old and young 

 may be taken out together, observing only to 

 take the young hounds in couples, when the old 

 ones are along with them. Young hounds are 

 always ready for any kind of mischief, and idle- 

 ness might make even old ones too ready to join 

 them in it. Besides, should they break off from 

 the Imntsman, the whipper-in is generally too 

 ill-mounted at this season of the year easily to 



* It would be better still to take out your hoimds every 

 day, the old and young separately, when it can be done 

 without inconvenience ; when it cannot, a large grass-court 

 will partly answer the same purpose. 



