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ment, generally succeed in making it run the course that will 

 soonest bring it to its death. But should the deer be cautious, 

 and take another course, the hunters, mounted on swift horses, 

 gallop through the woods to intercept it, guided by the sound 

 of the horns and the cry of the dogs, and frequently succeed in 

 shooting it. This sport is extremely agreeable, and proyes suc- 

 cessful on almost every occasion." 



