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you must patiently find the means of making 

 him do it, by stopping immediately yourself. 

 Go not after him, nor move, subsequent to the 

 challenge, as above; calling to him again and 

 again, and demanding his obedience. He may 

 shuffle a little at first, under the sense of being 

 thus interrupted ; he may, likely enough, make 

 a pretence of hunting, as an excuse ; but you 

 must keep a discriminating eye upon him ; 

 and if it be only a pretence, permit it not, but 

 continue to insist on his return ; and if he have 

 been taught no vices, I will warrant he will 

 give up the point. If he exhibit symptoms of 

 being refractory, let the note of " BACK" be 

 exchanged for that of "COME IN HERE*," and 

 make him " DOWN ;" showing him the whip, 

 i.e. let it fall lightly over him, but no flogging: 

 -then, again " HEY, AWAY ;" but to the side 

 opposite to that from which he has been called 

 in, giving him the direction of your hand, &c. 

 as before. It is scarcely necessary to observe 

 why I say, " no flogging," here : I wish to 

 establish a prompt and willing obedience to the 

 summons of recall ; an undreading and gallant 

 return to the employment of his powers else- 

 where, and to better purpose than that of 



* I beg to refer to the Vocabulary for the different import 

 of these two words of command, whose use and meaning I 

 wish to have preserved unconfounded and distinct. 



