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the recent indulgence he has had of foiling his 

 nose upon the bird laid down before him, is 

 when, from the stops and draws of one of his 

 betters, he perceives there is something good 

 going forward, to make the best of his way up 

 to the other's tail, in order to come in, although 

 at the expense of a licking perhaps, for the 

 rudeness with which he presses up for his 

 share of this delightful touselling. Now, is it 

 at all to be wondered at, that a dog, brought up 

 in this way, should employ three-fourths of his 

 time in looking out for another's point, and that 

 he should ultimately sink in the character of a 

 mere watch-dog? To be sure he is at liberty 

 to find employment in the rear of the other's 

 beat : the old ground lies open to him ; where 

 he may amuse himself in describing as many 

 fanciful and useless curves and angles as he 

 pleases, unmolested, in his own way : for as to 

 his tutor, that ought to be, he has quite enough 

 upon his hands in regulating the evolutions of 

 a brace, or more perhaps, of his efficient troops 

 ahead, without attempting, what amidst the 

 interruptions of company is utterly impracti- 

 cable, to chalk out for a young dog the outlines 

 of his range, and to give him any just notion 

 of the important business of quartering ; which 

 can only be impressed at an early age, and 

 which alone can enable him to make the most 



