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hounds on your way home, — " Justice, old 

 fellow, you made a capital hit when the 

 sheep brought us to check ; and. Will, did 

 you see Gamestress turn like lightning with 

 the scent, when the fox was headed ? the 

 young ones too, they began to work and 

 enjoy a scent ; and old Sophy, she was at 

 the head of affairs when the fox was sink- 

 ing." With happy thoughts like these, 

 when you sit down to dinner, every thing 

 goes right, the soup is excellent, the fish 

 delicious, the venison of the highest qua- 

 lity, and the wine of superior flavour. The 

 Ladies too appear more than usually fasci- 

 nating, and every thing they do pleases 

 you. 



It is said a master of fox hounds should 

 be possessed of the patience of Job, but 

 even if he were, it would too often be put 

 to the test. For instance, — to have your 

 hounds over-rode by some jealous horse- 

 man, who pays no attention to their work 



