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into the mouth of the hounds ; — when the 

 Monsieur riding up to the gentleman, and 

 taking off his hat, exclaims, " Sir ! I congra- 

 tulate you on catching him so soon, and 

 with so little trouble." 1 have been in- 

 formed an English gentleman has esta- 

 blished a pack of fox-hounds near Tours, 

 to hunt wild boar ; and for that description 

 of hunting has excellent sport, and kills 

 every season a great number of these ani- 

 mals. He being well known in England 

 as a good sportsman, I have no doubt the 

 thing is done as well as it can be. 



Now for the Chapter of Accidents, so 

 often quoted in the drawing-room and 

 boudoir, against our noble sport. Doubt- 

 less casualties will happen in hunting, but 

 not more frequently in the pursuit of 

 that than of other sports ; and they most 

 commonly occur to men attempting to 

 leap large fences when their horses are 

 blown. How much oftener do we hear of 



