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his horse in the midst of a thick cover, laid himself 

 down, and went to sleep : he was lost ; nobody knew what 

 was become of him 5 and he was at last found in th_e situa- 

 tion that I have just described. He had, however, great good 

 luck on his side ; for, at the very instant he was found, a 

 fox was halloo'd ; upon which he mounted his horse, rode 

 desperately, killed his fox handsomely, and was forgiven. 



I REMEMBER another huntsman silent from a different 

 cause : this was a sulky one. Things did not go on to 

 please him ; he therefore alighted from his horse in the 

 middle of a woody and, as quietly as he could, colleded 

 his hounds about him : he then took an opportunity, when 

 the coast was clear, to set off silently, and by himself, for 

 another cover. However, his master, who knew his tricks, 

 sent others after him to bring him back : they found him 

 running a fox most merrily j and, to his great astonishment^ 

 they stopped the hounds, and made him go back along 

 with them. This fellow had often been severely beaten, 

 but was stubborn and sulky to the last. 



To give you an idea, before I quit this subjeA, how 

 little some people know of fox-hunting, I must tell you. 



