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you are not friends again, your beating has done 

 mischief. Again throw him off; away he goes, 

 more gallantly; he will do, I warrant him; but, at 

 a short distance, check him with " Cato ! BACK 

 here!" he obeys; I am sure he will do. Well! 

 w r e beat on in form. The next spring is a blun- 

 der ; for it is clear he never found the bird : for 

 the purpose of this discrimination, you must 

 keep a critical eye upon his motions ; he is 

 staggered, alarmed, stops upon the challenge 

 of " TAKE HEED there, and WARE CHASE ;" and, 

 perhaps, comes running in behind you ; we 

 have gained a point, and shall do by-and-by: 

 cherish him, but keep him in ; and take him up 

 to the place : make him sensible of the haunt, 

 and down; letting the whip again fall gently 

 over him, but no flogging : then " HEY AWAY, 

 good dog !" It is probable we are not far from 

 another find: see! there he has it;' stop ! " Cato! 

 have a care there ! TAKE HEED !" He is off 

 the haunt ; he hunts again ; again he has them 

 in another direction ; presses on ; " Cato ! will 

 you?" again in another; "TAKE HEED!" he is 

 deaf, starts, and is convulsed for a moment; 

 again presses more eagerly; runs riot on the 

 haunt ; is confounded, and hears nothing, until 

 the whole brood rattles up about his ears, and 

 away he scampers in full chase of a squeaker, 

 that can scarcely rise above the reach of his 



