From the female ass and horse the other kind of mule is engendered,, with a disposition as 

 obstinate as the ass, but the beauty and outward appearance of the horse. 



Experience also shews us, that if the male goat of Angora marries with the she goat, the kich 



. the offspring of that intercourse, will inherit the external structure and valuable coat of it?, father; 



whereas, if the marriage is reversed, the kid so produced will have the vik, worthless hair of its 



father. 



The breed from Spanish rams and Swedish ewes will resemble the Spanish sheep in wool, 

 stature, and external form ; and have the hardiness of Sivedish sheep. An English ram without 

 horns, and a Sivedish horned ewe, will produce sheep without horns. 



I shall now call the attention of my readers to only three or four vegetable mules, the origin 

 of which I have witnessed myself. 



three sons, were hid, attended by their servants. For many days previous to this, two thousand men had been dispersed in parties over the 

 whole country to disturb the game, and to drive it towards the common centre, by patroling night and day, and constantly, yet slowly, 

 drawing nearer to each other. Soon after we had occupied our station on a rising ground, we began to see the deer at a vast distance bound- 

 ing over the plain from every quarter, and making towards the fatal spot. As they approached, we heard, faintly at first, then more dis- 

 tinctly, the sound of guns, and saw the confusion of the game, moving quick in all directions, but changing their course at every instant, as 

 if uncertain where to look for safety. When the scouring parties (usually about two thousand) came first in sight, they appeared to be sepa- 

 rated by intervals, and to confine the game merely by their shouts and by the firing of their arms; but as they advanced upon the plain they 

 formed a wall, and as they drew nearer, they strengthened this by the doubling of their ranks, compelling thus the game to pass in vast 

 droves before the royal marksmen. Then began the carnage ; and for more than a quarter of an hour the firing was incessant. Some of the 

 deer, who had either more discernment than the rest, or a better memory; who were actuated by stronger fears, or, perhaps, by more exalted 

 courage, absolutely refused to proceed, when they approached the ambuscade ; and, making a quick turn, notwithstanding the shouts, the 

 motions, and the firing of the guards, they leaped clean over their redoubled ranks, and escaped into the woods. 



" When the firing ceased, the carriages all advanced towards the wood, and the company alighted to pay their compliments, and to view 

 the game. We found part of it spread in two rows upon the field of battle, and the king, with his sons, surveying it. The game-keepers 

 were returning loaded with such as had been mortally wounded, but had yet escaped to a considerable distance ; and, as fast as they arrived, 

 they deposited the spoil at the sovereign's feet. Having the curiosity to count the numbers, I found one hundred and forty-five deer, with 

 one wild boar. Whilst thus engaged, I heard a murmur, and saw every one in motion. Directing my attention to the spot to which all 

 were pressing, I saw at a distance a little company coming with a boar tied neck and heels together, and flung upon a pole. As they ap- 

 proached ; the monarch and his sons, arming themselves afresh, drew up in a line, and standing at a convenient distance, the burthen was 

 deposited ; the cords, one after another, were cut ; and the poor crippled animal was assaying to move, when a well directed volley freed 

 him from his fears. 



" The expence of that day's sport was reckoned at three hundred thousand reals, or, in sterling, three thousand pounds. 



'' In the evening the game, as usual, was all deposited in the room where the king took his supper, and there the family ambassadors 

 attended to pay their compliments. By family ambassadors are understood those of Naples, Portugal, and France, who having more free 

 access, and being expected to pay more minute attention, think it incumbent upon them to express their interest in every thing which gives 

 him pleasure, and not only congratulate him upon these great occasions, but each night, whilst he is at supper, make inquiries, and after- 

 wards inform their friends what the king has killed. 



" Mr. Liston, desirous of quitting the Escurial previous to the departure of the court, ordered a Cache de CoUcras to be ready the day 

 after the Batida. This precaution is taken by the foreign ministers to secure mules, because, when the court is in motion, no less than 

 twenty thousand being required for their use, the whole country is laid under an arrest, and neither horse nor mule can be obtained for any 

 other purpose. 



" In this little journey I was exceedingly diverted and surprised with the docility of the mules and the agility of their drivers. I had 

 travelled all the way from Barcelona to Madrid in a Coche de Colleras, with seven mules, and both at that time, and on subsequent occasions, 

 had been struck with the quickness of understanding in the mule, and of motion in the driver ; but till this expedition I had no idea to what 

 extent it might be carried. The two coachmen sit upon the box, and, of the six mules, none but the two nearest have reins to guide them ; 

 the four leaders being perfectly at liberty, and governed only by the voice. Thus harnessed, they go upon the gallop the whole way, and 

 when they come to any short turning, whether to the right or to the left, they instantly obey the word, and move all together, bending to 

 it like a spring. As all must undergo tuition, and require frequently some correction ; should any one refuse the collar, or not keep up exactly 

 with the rest, whether it be, for example, Coronela or Capitana ; the name pronounced with a degree 6f vehemence, rapidly in the three 

 tirst syllables and slowly in the last, being sufficient to awaken attention, and to secure obedience, the ears are raised, and the mule instantly 

 exerts her strength. But, should there be any failure in obedience, one of the men springs furious from the box, quickly overtakes the 

 offending mule, and thrashes her without mercy; then, in the twinkling of an eye, leaps upon the box again, and calmly finishes the tale he 

 had been telling his companion. In this journey I thought I had learnt the names of all the mules, yet one, which frequently occurred, 

 created some confusion, because I could not find to which individual it belonged, nor could I distinctly make out the name itself. It sounded 

 like Cagliostra, and led me to imagine that the animal was so named after the famous impostor Cagliostro, only suiting the termination to 

 the sex, because the mules in harness are usually females. In a subsequent journey the whole difficulty vanished, and my high estimation of 

 the mule, in point of sagacity, was confirmed. The word in question, when distinctly spoken, was aquella otra ; that is, you other also ; 

 and then supposing Coronela and Capitana to be pairs, if the coachman had been calling to the former by name, aquella otra became appli- 

 cable to the latter, and was equally efficacious as the smartest stroke of a long whip; but if he had been chiding Capitana, in that case, 

 aquella otra acted as a stimulus to Coronela, and produced in her the most prompt obedience." 



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