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satisfy me ; so I dropped the subject, after he had 

 informed me, that the scene took place, on the 

 night of the market-day. He liked his glass of 

 rum and water. No doubt, but that the contents 

 of it had caused this jovial son of Ceres, to see 

 double. 



The fox and the dog, are so nearly allied to 

 each other, that their union is known to produce 

 issue. But, although the dog will worry the fox, 

 and even eat him occasionally, this is no proof 

 that dogs will naturally feed on foxes. I adduce 

 the chase. A pack of hounds, urged on by men 

 in scarlet liveries, and closely followed by a group 

 of horsemen, soon start old Eeynard from his lone 

 retreat. In an instant, all rush forward. The 

 hounds give mouth, and follow up the scent. 

 Poor Keynard's arts avail him nothing. "His feet 

 betray his flight." The hounds rush in upon him, 

 — followed by the joyful huntsman. In an instant, 

 Eeynard dies, and his mangled remains are swal- 

 lowed by the infuriated pack ; whilst the interfering 

 huntsman, with his long whip, lashing the hounds 

 on all sides, is barely enabled to save the drabbled 

 brush. 



This carcass of the worried fox, is unnatural 

 food for them. It has been procured by ungo- 

 vernable excitement, which has so blinded them, 



