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said he was good for nothing/'* — " True : hut he 

 has killed tne nineteen turkeys since that.'''' 



If owing to a scarcity of foxes you should 

 stoop your hounds at hare, let them not have the 

 blood of her at least ; nor, for the sake of con- 

 sistency, give them much encouragement. Hare- 

 hunting has one advantage, — hounds are chiefly 

 in open ground, where you can easily command 

 them ; but, notwithstanding that, if foxes are 

 in tolerable plenty, keep them to their own 

 game, and do not forget the advice of my friend 

 the doctor. 



Frequent hallooing is of use, I think, with 

 young hounds ; it keeps them forward, prevents 

 their being lost, and hinders them from hunting 

 after the rest. The oftener, therefore, a fox is 

 seen and hallooed the better ; it serves to let 

 them in, makes them eager, makes them exert 

 themselves, and teaches them to be handy. I 

 must tell you, at the same time I say this, that 

 I by no means approve of much hallooing to 

 old hounds ; and though I frequently am guilty 

 of it myself, it is owing to my spirits, which 

 lead me into an error that my judgment con- 

 demns. It is true, there is a time when hallooing 

 is of use, a time when it does hurt, and a time 

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