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liable to be troubled with the fidgets upon these 

 occasions, under cover of which they may think 

 it prudent to get a little further out of your 

 reach, and so finally creep off upon undirected 

 beat ; and for a still stronger reason, in which 

 the pupil is concerned, and which will presently 

 be explained, it may be altogether highly expe- 

 dient to have along with you an aid-de-camp, 

 with a chain or cord in readiness, during the 

 first period (it can only be of very short dura- 

 tion), employed in effecting a transfer or exten- 

 sion of "Down charge to the shot," already 

 established, into the obviously collateral duty 

 of " Take heed to point," as the sine qua non of 

 his admission to act in full brigade. To the 

 detail of his further conduct in which business 

 we shall now proceed. 



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In all well-regulated attempts to reduce 

 morality to practice, it is the part of sound 

 philosophy to lay down certain general prin- 

 ciples, which, from their forcible manner of 

 challenging notice, and the clearness with which 

 they offer themselves to reflection, shall have 

 the most direct and powerful influence on con- 

 duct. Such will be found, in the case now 

 before us, a leading precept, which it will 

 behove the teacher to bear in mind, viz. to 

 speak to the finding dog. It is thus that the 



