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A Fox's Effhontery. — Ono evening, in rniowy
weather, whon wo woro roturning from a wild boar
cha«3, n hnro started beforo ua in tho opon plain, and
mado off diroctly for tho wood. A few of our dogs ob
sorved her, and followod hor. But Bho hod scarcely
timo to reach tho thicket beforo we heard hor utter a
cry of dintreBS. 1 imagined that ono of our doga nad
caught her, or olfio that bIio was taken in a trap ; Iran
off, as fnst as my legs could carry mo, in ordor to take
possession of her before tha dopo arrivod and ate hor up.
But it waa quito a different joko to that : Pussy utill
continued to scream, and hor voico Bounded moro distant!
as I approached the spot. Curious to nnd out tha
enigma, I re-doubled my efforts to gain a young wood
close rt hand, which the animal muatp&Ba, and havo tho
mystery explained. What do I bohold ? A fox, who
haa brokon cover twouty paces from mo, dragging and
towing the unhappy haro ovor the snow, and, as 'may
easily bo suppose 1, nob a littlo encumbered with' eo
heavy a bunli'«. Such impudence moritod chastisement
tho culprit waa not allowod a moment's notice. Tho
thameleia wrotch had hal the audacity, on he»rihirtfc«i
doga, to go and meob the haro and snatch it Bxreipfroin.'
them, uuder their Tory noaoa, not three haidied yiwla
from the fttvtticg-poiut,- -rf(a«« ? -?:
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