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blood still in the front. Of more recent years, many 

 new importations have again come into this country, 

 coming direct from the same original forest to be 

 linked and woven after years of separation. What 

 the futm-e will do as the result, time alone will 

 tell." 



And now comes "Comedy" in defense of Mr. 

 Card, with: "The remarks of Mr. MacAleer lead 

 me to think he interpreted Mr. Card's letter to 

 favor the toy beagle with all his faults, yet a care- 

 ful perusal of it shows that everything points the 

 other way. As I do not know Mr. MacAleer, or 

 his beagles nor have I ever seen one of his breeding 

 or any record of their field performances, I cannot 

 criticise them favorably or otherwise. Of beagles 

 bred by Mr. Card I have seen a number, and would 

 like to see more. So far as having the softness that 

 your correspondence deprecates so much, I would 

 say that they are the farthest removed therefrom, 

 of any beagle of my acquaintance, and Mr. Mac- 

 Aleer will see on second perusal that Mr. Card de- 

 precates the goggle-eyed kind, but he is right re- 

 garding the beagle having a head of his own, for 

 although we need much attention being given to 

 such properties as feet, legs, coat, etc., some atten- 

 tion should surely be given to beagle expression, 

 and it is in these directions that the Elora dogs are 



