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Show THESE WERE SMART KOXES They "Spelled" Each Other and Failed Fail-ed a Pack of Hounds. I have n near neighbor who ts a close nuil Intelligent observer of tlto ways of wild animals and a truthful and reliable man, siys a wiltor In the New York Times. Ho says that on one occasion ho witnessed a fox chaii In Maryland, standing on ono side nf a very high hill, while the dogs njd fox were across a deep gulch about half wuy up on tnc side of annthfr high hill, for a good ileal of the tltio In plain view. As tho chase proceeded ho noticed a second fox teated on a log and apparently ap-parently Interested In thu outcome. After some time, as tjie do,;s were heard approaching, this fox ran down at right angles to tho direction they were coming und met the running fox and took his place abd ot the hounds, while the tired animal sprang to one side and trotted directly up the hill nnd seated himself on thu log for a rest. The fresh substitute then led the dogs a lively chase for n long circuit nnd llrnKy the pack again wero heard approaching. Tills time fox No, 1 wasirosh nnd ready and ran down and met his fntlgued brother and put himself him-self before the dogs, whllo No. 2 went back lo tho log and took a breatliln-spell. breatliln-spell. This proceduro'wns kept up for probably two hours. ' |