THOUGHTS irPdN HUNTING. 2^1 



I can hardly think you ferious when you alk 

 me, if the fame hounds can hunt both hare atid 

 fox ; however, thus far you may aflure yourfelf, 

 that it cannot be done with any degree of con- 

 liftency. As to your other queftion of hunting 

 the hounds yourfelf, that is an undertaking which, 

 if you will follow my advice, you v/ill let alone. 

 It is your opinion, I find, that a gentleman might 

 make the belt huntfman ; I have no doubt that 

 he would, if he chofe the trouble of it. I do 

 not think there is any profeffion, trade, or occu- 

 pation, to which a good education would not be 

 of fervice ; and hunting, notvvithflanding it is at 

 prefent exercifed by fuch as have not had an edu- 

 cation, might, without doubt, be carried on 

 much better by thofe that have. I will venture 

 to fay, fewer faults would then be committed ; 

 nor would the lame faults be committed over 

 and over again as they now are. Huntfmen never 

 reaibn l)y analogy, nor are they much benefited 

 by experience. , 



Having told you, in a former letter, v/hat a 

 huntfman ought to be, the following, which I 

 can affure you is a true copy, will fnew you, in 

 fome iniiances at leall, what he ought not to be. 



underflandings ; and many of them, without doubt, follow the 

 fcent unwillingly, owing to the little credit that they give to 

 it. In my opinion, therefore, a fcent which is lefi good, but 

 more equal, is more favourable to hound-;. 



U % SIR, 



