^4"^ THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



mailers acquire a wonderful deal of penetratlort, 

 and much may be done through the medium of 

 their affections. I attribute the extraordinary fa- 

 gacity of the buck-hound to the manner in which 

 he is treated ; he is the conftant companion of his 

 inflrudlor and benefadlor; the man whom he was 

 iirfl taught to fear, and has lince learned to 

 love : ought we to wonder that he Ihould be obe- 

 dient to him ? Yet, who can view without fur- 

 prile the hounds and the deer amufing themfelves 

 familiarly together upon the fame lawn ; living, 

 as it were, in the moft friendly intercourie ; and 

 know that a word from the keeper will difTolve 

 the amity. The obedient dog, gentle when un- 

 provoked, flics to the well-known fummons; how 

 changed from what he was ! roufed from his 

 peaceful Hate, and cheered by his maflcr's voice, 

 he is now cheered on with a relentlefs fury that 

 only death can fatisfy — the death of the 'Very deer 

 he is encouraged to purfue ; and which the va- 

 rious fcents that crofs him in his way cannot 

 tempt him to forfake. The bulinefs of the day 

 over, fee him follow, carelefs and contented, 

 his maker's fteps to repofe upon the fame lawn, 

 where the frightened deer again return, and are 

 again indebted to h'ls courtefy for their wonted 

 paflure. Wonderful proofs of obedience, fagacity, 

 and penetration ! The many learned dogs and 

 learned horfes that fo frequently appear, and 

 afloniih the vulgar, fufficiently evince what edu- 

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