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were, that no hunter, however good he may be, 

 can live with them from find to finish. If } 7 ou 

 wish to see a run out, you must have your first 

 and second horsemen riding to points. These 

 men must not only be light-weights, but steady, 

 know the country, save their animals, and be there 

 when wanted. 



You seldom, at least where I hunted, saw men 

 driving up to the meet in their well-appointed 

 broughams, mail-phaetons, or what-not. A long 

 distance was done, in my early days, on a cover 

 hack ; and one hunter did where three are now 

 required. 



In the present clay you see men stepping from 

 their close carriages with the morning papers in 

 their hands, beautifully got up — a choice regalia 

 between their lips, with holland overalls to keep 

 their spotless buckskins from speck of dirt or cigar 

 ashes. Very different from the hardy men you 

 encountered years gone by, alas ! never to return 

 again — cantering along on a corky tit, with leather 

 overalls. Now you have all sorts of devices — 

 waterproof aprons before and behind — in my idea 

 it only wants some enterprising man to bring out 

 a hunting-crop with an umbrella, something similar 

 to the ladies' driving-whips, whip and parasol in 

 one, to complete the picture. Fancy men hunting 



