THE HUNTER. 47

who is famed for his nice characteristic en-
gravings of animals. Here he is in the middle
of the hunting-field, with his master mounted on
his back, and the dogs busily engaged searching
for game.”

“Tt seems a strong and powerful animal,
Uncle Thomas, and appears to be considerably
shorter in the body than the racer which you
showed us last night.”

“Tt isso, Frank. But there are some other
points to which I must draw your attention
besides this, I will therefore describe to you, in
as few words as | can, what a hunter ought to
be. The whole form of a horse which is de-
signed for a hunter ought to be well knit toge-
ther, as the jockeys express it; the ears should
be small, open, and pricked: or, if they be
somewhat long, yet, if they stand upright,
and hold like those of a fox, it is a sign of
toughness and hardiness. The forehead should
be long and broad, not flat ; the eyes full, large,
and bright; the nostrils not only large, but