CHAPTER I 



THE FOXHOUND 



THE character, sensibilities, and intellect- 

 ual faculties of the Foxhound are but 

 little known; they are, unfoitunately, 

 considered rather stupid and uninteresting than 

 otherwise by the majority of the people in 

 this country, especially those unacquainted with 

 the mysteries of hound lore. In England for 

 hundreds of years they have been held in the 

 highest esteem for their splendid intelligence, 

 their inexhaustible courage, and unequaled en- 

 durance, qualities that are indispensable in add- 

 ing to the pleasure of her sportsmen, and there 

 is no gainsaying the fact that the popularity of 

 the hound has rapidly increased in this country 

 during the past quarter of a century. 



The origin of the breed is clouded somewhat 

 in mystery. Being lost in remote antiquity, it 

 has been the subject of debate and deep re- 

 search among sportsmen from time immemorial. 



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