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In a run across the open nothing has a 

 more unsightly appearance than detached 

 bodies of hounds scattered all over the 

 country, some here and some there ; and 

 in woodlands, with several foxes on foot, 

 there is a still worse prospect, and less 

 chance of their again uniting : the division 

 of hounds on your hunted fox becomes 

 weaker every minute, your ears are an- 

 noyed by tongues on a variety of scents in 

 every direction, whilst your head of hounds 

 dwindles away to nothing, and you are left 

 at last " tooting " your horn without three 

 hounds upon the line. I have known a 

 few hounds, kept by some farmers, (not 

 exceeding sixteen couples,) that seldom 

 missed a fox, — they were named " the In- 

 vincibles ;" 



" There was 

 Invincible Tom and invincible Towler, 

 Invincible Jack and invincible Jowler." 



Although they were occasionally a great 

 annoyance to me, and disturbed the cream 



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