. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . ^x%%j|:a^* CHAPTER XL HUNTING THE HARE. S of all chases, the iiare makes thegreatest pastime, so it gives no littlepleasure to see the craft of this smallanimal for her self-preservation. If itbe ramy, the hare usually takes to thehigh-ways; and if she comes to the sideof a young grove, or spring, she seldomenters, but squats down till the houndshave overshot her; and then she wil«return the way she came, for fear of the wet and dew that hangson the boughs. In this case, the huntsman ought to stay one hun-dred paces before he comes to the wood-side, by which
. Wild scenes of a hunter's life; . ^x%%j|:a^* CHAPTER XL HUNTING THE HARE. S of all chases, the iiare makes thegreatest pastime, so it gives no littlepleasure to see the craft of this smallanimal for her self-preservation. If itbe ramy, the hare usually takes to thehigh-ways; and if she comes to the sideof a young grove, or spring, she seldomenters, but squats down till the houndshave overshot her; and then she wil«return the way she came, for fear of the wet and dew that hangson the boughs. In this case, the huntsman ought to stay one hun-dred paces before he comes to the wood-side, by which means hewill perceive whether she return as aforesaid ; which if she do,he must haloo in his hounds ; and call them back ; and thaipresently, that the hounds may not think it the counter she camefirst.
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