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hounds hunt too much ; what I mean to infer 

 is, they never ought to hunt when they can 

 run. I have known hounds from custom 

 reduce the scent to a hunting one, after 

 running a few fields the best pace. No man 

 is fonder of seeing hounds hunt in a fox- 

 hunting style than myself, but I cannot say 

 I approve of pottering, " Bellman, well hit, 

 he is come so far, old fellow ;" then, " Thun- 

 der," makes another hit, a few yards further 

 on ; that is not the way to hill your fox. I 

 like to see, the instant a hound makes a hit, 

 the whole pack join him like lightning, and 

 guide the scent with energy ; no flashers or 

 dashers. In some play Bannister acted 

 the character of a servant to a sick gentle- 

 man, who was dangerously ill, — his nephew 

 called to inquire after his uncle's health, 

 when the servant informed him, he had no 

 time to lose, as Lawyer Dash was up stairs 

 making his will, " and he will dash you 

 out or dash you in in the twinkling of an 



