THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING". «47' 



bfe fed again: such hounds cannot be fed too often. If ^ 

 any in the pack be too fat, they should be drafted off, and 

 not suffered to fill themselves. The others should eat 

 what they will of the meat. The days my hounds have 

 greens, or sulphur, they generally are let in all together ; 

 and such as require ^^i^, have it given to them afterwards. 

 Having a good kennel-huntsman, it is not often that 

 I take this trouble , yet 1 seldom go into my kennel, but 

 I indulge myself in the pleasure of seeing food given to 

 such hounds as appear to me to be in want of it. I have 

 been told, that in one kennel, in particular, the hounds 

 are under such excellent management, that they constantly 

 are fed with the door of the feeding-yard open ; and the 

 rough nature of the fox-hound is changed into so much 

 politeness, that he waits at the door till he is invited in ; 

 and, what perhaps is not less extraordinary, he comes out 

 again,- whether he has satisfied his hunger or not, the mo* 

 ment he is desired — the effed of discipline. However, 

 as this is not absolutely necessary, and hounds may be 

 good without it j and as I well know that your other amuse- 

 jnents will not permit you to attend to so much ma- 

 noeuvring — I would by no means wish you to give such 



