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side of it. No dog should ever be suffered to 

 go into it ; and traps should be constantly set 

 for stoats and polecats. It is said, parsley makes 

 hares strong : they certainly are very fond of 

 eating it ; it therefore cannot be amiss to sow 

 some within the warren, as it will be a means of 

 keeping your hares more at home. 



I had once some conversation with a gentle- 

 man about the running of my trap-hares, who 

 said he had been told that the catching a hare, 

 and tying a "piece of ribbon to her ear^ was a 

 sure way to make her run straight. I make 

 no doubt of it, — and so would a canister tied to 

 her tail. 



I am sorry you should think I began my first 

 letter on the subject of hare-hunting in a manner 

 that might offend any of my brother sportsmen. 

 It was not hare-hunting I meant to depreciate, 

 but the country I hunted hare in. It is very 

 good diversion in a good country : you are al- 

 ways certain of sport ; and if you really love to 

 see your hounds hunt, the hare, when properly 

 hunted, will show you more of it than any other 

 animal. 



You ask me, what is the right time to leave 

 off hare-hunting ? You should be guided in 

 that by the season : you should never hunt after 



