23(3 THE ELAND. 



a herd was bequeathed to the Zoological Society. They are per- 

 fectly capable it appears of enduring all the vicissitudes of our cli- 

 mate, and are now being established in the parks of many of the 

 nobility in various parts of the country. 



May the princely beast continue to prosper, and at no distant 

 day may he lie in noble sirloins, barons, and briskets among 

 the commonplaces of our butchers' stalls ! 



