Cross country with horse and hound . 9 of itself. One cannot develope or cultivate in ones childrena safer passion than that for clean outdoor sports. Theycarry with them no stain that will not easily come health and strength are much more to be desiredthan riches, yet one delves and saves and denies himselfeverything to leave to his children money, and lets themore important question of robust constitutions be takenup by chance and the family physician. May every teacherand college professor become builders of bodies as well asminds, educators of the whole instead of a part. Mayeve
Cross country with horse and hound . 9 of itself. One cannot develope or cultivate in ones childrena safer passion than that for clean outdoor sports. Theycarry with them no stain that will not easily come health and strength are much more to be desiredthan riches, yet one delves and saves and denies himselfeverything to leave to his children money, and lets themore important question of robust constitutions be takenup by chance and the family physician. May every teacherand college professor become builders of bodies as well asminds, educators of the whole instead of a part. Mayevery school-boy and school-girl, before it is too late, learnhow to play, how to take defeat in a true sportsmanlikeway, to love all manly and womanly games of sport forsports sake, and live on to enjoy the fulness of matureyears with the happy reflection of a well-spent life in thepursuit of health-giving pleasure and happiness. II HUNTING TERMS Taught to speakThe proper dialect, with horn and voiceTo cheer the busy hound. SOMERVILLE. II HUNTING TERMS A learners programme TERMS ANCIENT AND MODERN S there are many terms used in hunting thatare as Greek to the uninitiated, it may notbe out of place to devote a few pages to theexplanation of them before we proceedfurther. We shall then feel that our decks have beencleared for action, that our house is in order ; or, as myhunting friends might prefer to say, We are all readywith an early start to follow the line ; we propose to huntin the following pages. First, however, let us find a comfortable seat, and spendthe evening talking horse and hound and hunting in gen-eral. To-morrow morning we will visit the kennels, andthen call on old Simpson, the earth-stopper, and gethim to tell us what he knows about foxes. After that wewill take a horseback ride, and jump a few fences for prac-tice. In the afternoon we can drive out to see our firstfox chase from a carriage. In the evening we will payour respects to the master and huntsman, and
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