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THE CHETAH. 
all such animals,” replied Miss Winston ; 
“but for the matter of use in hunting I 
suspect you would find your pointer Sport 
the more serviceable animal of the two.” 
“How are they used in hunting?” asked 
Annie. 
“ They are mostly employed upon the 
great open plains of Bengal and Persia, 
where there are few enclosures, and which 
abound with different species of deer and 
antelope. The chetah, which usually has 
its eyes covered with a hood, is brought to 
the field in a flat-topped cart, drawn by 
oxen; and the sportsman who wishes to 
enjoy the hunt sits beside the driver, for 
should he come on horseback it is ten to 
one the game would become frightened and 
run off, while the sight of the cart, built like 
the ordinary ones employed by the natives, 
occasions them no alarm. When the cart 
is arrived near enough, the attendant takes 
the hood from the chetah’s eyes, looses his 
slips, and with his hand points out the game 
to him. The chetah slips quietly off the 
cart on the side opposite to the game, and 
advances in a slow canter, crouching close 
to the ground and taking advantage of 
