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vies unfavourable to the lovers of the chace, 

 the following lines always occur to me, — 



" Believe not each aspersing tale, 

 As most weak people do ; 

 But always think that story false 

 Which ought not to be true." 



But I am " shirting' a little, you will no 

 doubt say ; I told you before that my ob- 

 servations would be desultory, and you to 

 your cost find them so ; however, you asked 

 for them, and must pay the penalty of pa- 

 tience for putting a pen in my hand. 



To return, therefore, to the subject of 

 accidents; those to our horses frequently 

 arise from their being out of condition, and 

 too fat. We all know it is not an uncommon 

 thing for a horse to get too full of flesh, and 

 out of wind after long rest, during frost, or 

 from any other cause ; and grooms will give 

 their horse the usual allowance of corn, hay, 

 and water, without due attention to their 

 necessary exercise ; although in frost you 



