SHORT-HORN BULL. 
being shortened at every fresh start, until the angry, yet half-frightened, animals, come so 
alarmingly close to the spectator, that he finds himself obliged to escape as he best ca 
In performing these curious evolutions, they seem to be inspired by a sited ‘of 
curiosity, timidity, and irritation, which may be observed even in ordinary domestic cattle 
under similar circumstances. 
On one occasion, when a herd of cattle were pressing upon me in a most uncomfortable 
manner, I owed my escape to early instruction in the art of the “acrobat.” The herd, 
wholly composed of cows, was surrounding me with a very threatening aspect, and was 
advancing in such a manner that there was no mode of escape from their ranks. Seeing 
that a bold stratagem was the only resource, I ran sharply forward, and commenced 
rotating towards them in that peculiar method which is technically termed “turning a 
wheel,” ze. executing a series of somersaults on the hands and feet alternately. The 
cows were so terrified at the unknown foe who was attacking them in so extraordinary a 
manner, that they were panic-stricken, and galloped off at full speed, leaving me an easy 
escape before they had recovered from their surprise. 
The domestic cow is too well known to need any detailed description of form and 
colour. Few persons, however, except those who have been personally conversant with 
these animals, have any idea of their intelligent and affectionate natures. 
They are possessed of very susceptible feelings, and are remarkably sensitive to 
insulting or disrespectful conduct on the part of their inferiors. In a herd of cows, the 
senior animal i is the leader in all things, and maintains a strict authority over her younger 
companions. Not a single member of the herd dares to leave or to enter the pasture until 
the leader has led the way, or even to take its food until she has decided whether she will 
