niAP. XXIV.] K,\U1\HN(; I'OR I.ADIl.S. I7f) 



l.ilc ill tlic vvinlcr, ji)»|)(';ii-('(l so dried ii|) .'iiid 

 .•i|>|i;ii-('iilly iiKiiddy lliai tlu; cook did not dcciii 

 it, woi'tli dressing. Her mistress, liowever, 

 tlioiitrlit otherwise; .iiid linviiig ordered it to 

 In: dn>ssed in the Sp.inish I'nshion - first, 

 {feiilly " parhoiled," ;is eoolis eall it, with 

 w.'itei" haviiifi; in it .'i. I;irge h;indl"ul ot" .'iro- 

 ni.itie herhs with a lull |)onnd of eojirse hrowu 

 siig;ir, ;ind IIkmi h.-iked in tin; (tveii ;i nion^ 

 delieioiisly lluvoured h.'ini luiver w;is e;iteii : ;ill 

 lh;it wei'e sent were line, hut this, .•ilthoiigh 

 not ;i|)|»;ir(!ntly th(^ finest of tli(> lot, wjis far 

 sn|)eri<)r to th(! n^st, and must liav(^ h(M'n, at 

 the le.Msl, iie;irly tw(» ye;i,rs old. 



I',irniei-s who {'(hhI |)ij4S loi" the s;ike of 

 |(r(»lit .ilways prefer the \:u-<^v. I)re(>(ls, which 

 c.iii he re;ire(l l,o a fjjreat Hizi^ and hiMroiru? 

 eiioniiously fat. Of tht^Wi the Jtuf/f/fwir/is, 

 whleli ar(! iiativoa of th(! horders of Siii'n^y 

 and Suss(>x, nro. pc!rha])H tlie Iai'{j;est, as they 

 coiiiiiKiiily arrive without any peculiar cai-e to 

 the wei;.;lit of 70 stdiie at two years old. In- 

 (hs'd, souk; of them are mentioned in tlu; 

 (!oiiiity Kc^ports as havinf.;; Ix^en led at that 

 ii<^v. from ()() to HO scon; |»ounds ; and one; Ih 

 Htated l(t have reached the immense; weijj,lit 



