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sail's in company with a Nobleman, a good 

 Sportsman, and a good man ; we were all 

 at once joined by another master of Fox- 

 hounds, who introduced himself by telling 

 us he had found out the only method of 

 entering Hounds, and that was to a drag- 

 scent. This is certainly one way with a 

 vengeance, but / am quite sure you will 

 never try it. 



Punishing your hounds before they 

 know what a Fox-scent is, and flogging 

 them in kennel, is an unnecessary seve- 

 rity, but it is almost impossible to break 

 them without punishment. To some people 

 it may appear cruel to have a young 

 hound severely punished, but it stands to 

 reason that one good sound flogging when 

 he deserves it, is far better than frequently 

 tormenting him, and is most likely to ac- 

 complish your wish, that of making him 

 steady and handy. Still I should ad- 

 vise you never to have a young hound 



