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duce great effect; he will approach you more 

 nearly ; and, when at length within your reach, 

 get hold of him, but without violence ; and, in 

 proportion as he may thus have been injured 

 by ignorance, you must by conciliation and by 

 a serious lecture of " WARE CHASE ! how dare 

 you ?" &c. reclaim him to a thorough sense of 

 error, regain his confidence, and prepare him 

 for a submission to some degree of discipline. 

 Where no such injury has been done to him, 

 the regular treatment will be as follows : lay 

 hold of him, as he arrives, with gentleness ; 

 make him DOWN at your feet; and then* lead 

 him with reproaches, " How dare you ?" &c. to 

 the very spot where the bird rose. Here let 

 him be sensible of the haunt, make him crouch 

 and down, close down ; pin him with your foot 

 upon the chain, or on his neck: then, "TAKE 

 HEED! WARE CHASE! WARE CHASE! will you?" 

 This word of it-are chase must be thundered in 

 his ears ; and it must be adequately explained 

 by the use of the whip ; coolly and slowly, 

 " WARE CHASE ! how dare you ?" each admoni- 



* A collar and a light chain is an indispensable requisite 

 in the business of breaking, in order to prevent an escape 

 during discipline; which, as productive of incalculable mis- 

 chief, must at all events be guarded against. The chain 

 may be coiled around his neck, and fastened tight while on 

 range. 



