i^O THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



In dry weather, foxes, particularly In heatliy 

 countries, will run the roads. If gentlemen, at 

 fuch times, will ride clofe upon the hounds, they 

 may drive them miles, without any fcent. * 

 High-mettled fox-hounds are feldom inclined to 

 Hop whillt horfes are clofe at their heels. 



An acquaintance of mine, a good fportfman^ 

 but a very warm one, when he fees the company 

 preffing too clofe upon his hounds, begins with 

 crying out, as loud as he can, /lohi hard. If 

 any one fhould perfifl after that, he begins mo- 

 derately at firft, and fays, jf heg. Sir, you will 

 Jlop your hor/e : — Pray, Sir, Jlop : — God hlefs you^ 

 Sir, Jlop ; — God d — n your blood, Sir, Jlop your 

 hofje. 



I am now, as you may perceive, in a very vio- 

 lent paffion; fo I will e'en Hop the continuation 

 of this fubje(St till I be cool again. 



* No one fhould ever ride in a direftion which, if perfifted 

 in, would carry him amongfl. the hounds, unlefs he be at a 

 great diftance behind thenu 



LET- 



