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most every disease, incident to sheep, has been frequent. She 
had lambs in 1807 and 1808, but, being lambed in an incle- 
ment season, they died. One of them was not a healthy 
lamb. R 
The old ram died, in Lancaster county, at about 15 years 
old, in health and vigour, by an accident in some rencounter. 
He must have been out of luck; for I have seen him in a furious 
and awful conflict, in which he finally defeated a powerful 
young bull, in my farm yard, after a bitter contest of half an 
hour’s continuance. Though he received some bad flesh 
wounds; he eluded every attempt to toss him; and, at every 
fair opportunity, gave tremendous proofs of his being, lite- 
rally, an animated battering ram. I had determined to shoot 
the bull, though a valuable one, to save the ram; as they could 
not be separated. While I went for a musket, the victory was 
decided by the bull’s retreat. He was generally gentle, good 
tempered and playful, though sometimes rough in his plea- 
santry. But when enfuriated, he was fearfully ferocious. He 
had a mode, like deer, of striking with his fore-foot; so that 
the fiercest dog I had, dreaded and avoided him. He once 
saved a flock, by making battle against a dog, “till a rescue 
arrived. All fled, but his partner Se/ima ; who, fixed to his 
fate, stood aloof, at a small distance from the combatants, 
not willing to desert her companion, to whom she was at- 
tached by habit and instinctive affection. 
I have mentioned these traits of character, in the original 
pair, because they descend, though not always thus strongly 
marked, to all the race; when care is taken of the crosses, 
and justice is done to the flocks. 
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3. A three quarter EWE, six years old. Generally white, 
with some tawney spots. Head, face, cheeks, and legs, tawney. 
Remarkably handsome ;_ with all the points and qualities of 
the breed. 
