t^O "iHOtTGHTS UPON HUNTING. 



a good defence, when not unfairly treated ; and 1 will ven* 

 tuve to say, that, as far as her own safety is concerned, she 

 has more cunning than the fox, and makes many shifts to 

 save her life far beyond all his artifice. Without doubt, 

 you have often heard of hares, who, from the miraculoiiis 

 escapes they have made, have been thought witches ; but, 

 I believe, you never heard of a fox that had cunning enough 

 to be thought a zvizzard. 



They who like to rise early, have amusement in seeing 

 the hare trailed to her form. It is of great service to 

 hounds : it also shews their goodness to the huntsman 

 more than any other hunting, as it discovers to him those 

 who have the most tender noses. But I confess I sel- 

 dom judged it worth while to leave my bed a moment 

 sooner on that account. 1 always thought hare-hunting 

 should be taken as a ride after breakfast, to get us an ap- 

 petite to our dinner. If you make a serious business of 

 it, you spoil it. Hare-finders, in this case, are necessary ; 

 it is agreeable to know where to go immediately for your 

 diversion, and not beat about, for hours perhaps, before 

 you find. It is more material with regard to the se- 

 cond hare than the first j for if you are warmed with 



