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is a hare hunted fairly when hunted otherwise. 

 They should follow her every step she takes, as 

 well over greasy fallows as through large flocks 

 of sheep; nor should they ever be cast but 

 when nothing can be done without it. I know 

 a gentleman, a pleasant sportsman, but a very 

 irregular hare-hunter, who does not exactly fol- 

 low the method here laid down. As his method 

 is very extraordinary, I will relate it to you. 

 His hounds are large and fleet; they have at 

 times hunted every thing, — red deer, fallow 

 deer, fox, and hare; and must in their nature 

 have been most excellent, since, notwithstanding 

 the variety of their game, they are still good. 

 When a hare is found sitting, he seldom fails to 

 give his hounds a view; and as they all halloo, 

 and make what noise they can, she is half fright- 

 ened to death immediately. This done, he then 

 sends his whipper-in to ride after her, with par- 

 ticular directions not to let her get out of his 

 sight; and he has found out that this is the 

 only proper use of a whipper-in. If they come 

 to a piece of fallow, or a flock of sheep, the 

 hounds are not sufl^ered to hunt any longer, but 

 are capped and hallooed as near to the hare as 

 possible: by this time the poor devil is near 

 her end, which the next view generally finishes ; 



