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have any suspicion, from his manner, of what 

 may have passed on the other side of the hill, 

 never advance to meet him, nor let him stop, as 

 probably from some apprehensions of correc- 

 tion he may do, on his return ; but call him in 

 cheerfully, and Down! to the challenge of 

 " TAKE HEED then," and to the show, but not 

 the smart, of discipline ; from which, with all 

 pleasantness of manner, and the encouragement 

 of Good dog, &c. but keeping him within short 

 compass before you, you make your way toge- 

 ther up to the spot, in order to be satisfied what 

 he has been about*. The chance of a shot at 

 some tail-bird of a brood or covey, which, from 

 due meditation on this lesson, he will by-and- 

 by take a pleasure in leading you to, makes a 

 bit of intelligence of this kind from your dog, 

 thus established, worth something. 



In expatiating thus upon the indurating effects 

 of discipline, you will perceive that I am tread- 

 ing upon the very verge of creating that blink 

 which it was our intention to guard against. 

 But thus it is in all the intricate cases of 

 morality ; and to draw the line of discrimina- 



* If his manner exhibit proof of strong and recent haunt, 

 but without a bird left, you may here introduce with pro- 

 priety the short lesson of "GONE! GONE!" taking him off 

 immediately back upon his former beat. 



