X. — No. 20. 



AND HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



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quanliivof .T.-mn, .1.. Wjecs.; srarcfly. and very 

 poor ^l^i(ll milk -S(i poor iii.lceil tliiit it is s.-airel.v 

 f5t fill- use. Tliirf lait.T is the case willi Bellina ; 

 wliHii lior milk li.is stooil the proper Icii^tli ol 

 lime, the cream, (tliB milk lining three or four 

 inches decp.jis nearly lialfmi inch thick, anil su 

 firm that it will almost hear lifting like a luick- 

 vvhcat cake, tiie r-kini milk heiiig very inferior. 

 Mr.s I}a!-mtz tonkaliiHit half a pint of her cream 

 in a iMin I, ami in a few miiuites prodiii-ed six 

 ounces of the finest biiller we ever tasted, by 

 simply stirring it with a teaspoon. The Imiiermilk 

 prodiiced was less than a small wineglass full, and 

 that of quite a poor quality. This cow, nnlike the 

 generality of her hreed, has coarse hair, and is of 

 ordinary size, and, as hefoie remarked, wonhl be 

 taken for an ordinary animal, except upon criti- 

 cal examination hy a good judge. Very high 

 offers have heen made for her and her calves. 



Another cow presented a remarkahle character-; 

 she was the largest we ever saw, measuring be- 

 tween the points of her hips about two feet four 

 inches. — We could not take the measuretnent ex- 

 aetlv, as she was rather shy of our stick, but we 

 satisfied ourselves that we were not an inch out of 

 the way, and think we are within the truth. She 

 is of gond proportion in all her parts. She^ has 

 not had a calf since she was imported, in conae- 

 qtienee as it is supposed of some injury on the 

 voyage. The proprietor e.xpects to fatten this cow 

 for the Baltimore market, and if lie does we shall 

 be able to boast of a beef superior in weight and 

 quality to any ever slanglitered in America. 



There are many beautiful young bulls and heif- 

 ers for sale. We noticed n pair of calves as white 

 Jis swans, of equal size and age, that attract great 

 attention, and induce high offers. We must not 

 pass over the fine yoiin;; animal selected !>y Jlr B. 

 far his stock bull. He is beyond all comparison 

 the finest animal of liie kind we ever saw, and 

 has the fine points of his breed in the greatest per- 

 fection imaginable. — When we have heard that if 

 the huR Wire cut ofl'upon a line with the bottom 

 of tlie belly, ami the neck perpendicularly with 

 the breast, the body would form a perfect oblong 

 square, the sides of which woulil be just double 

 the width of the ends, we have been in the habit 

 of considering it a laucy-skctch ; but actual 

 measurement and examination of this bull coiivin- 

 <'(S us of its truth.' 



ANECDOTES OF DOGS. 



T!ic valleys, or g-/e)i«, as they are called in Scot- 

 land, whieli intersect the Grampian Mountains, are 

 chiefly inhabited by shepherds. The pastures, over 

 which each flock is nsnnitted to range, extend many 

 miles in every direction. The shepherd never has a 

 view of his whole flock at once, except when it is 

 eallecied for the purpose of shearing. His occupa- 

 tion is to mike daily visits to the different extremi- 

 ties of his pastures in succession ; and to turn back, 

 by means of his dog, any stragglers that may be ap- 

 proaching the boundaries of his neighbors. In one 

 of these exciirsinns, a Highland shepherd carried 

 with him a little child aboiitthree years old. This is 

 a common practice among the shepherds, who do it in 

 order to accustom their children to the rigors of the 

 climate and the hardships of their situation, .^fter 

 traversing his pastures for some time, attended by 

 his dog, the shepherd found himself under the ne- 

 cessity of ascending a summit ntsonie distance. As 

 the ascent was too tiresome for the child, he left him 

 on a small plain at the bottom, with strict orders not 



to siir from it till his return. Scarcely, however, 

 had he gained the summit, when the horizon was 

 suddenly darkened by one of those thick mists, 

 which descend so rapidly amid the Grampians, as 

 almost to turn day into night in the course of a few 

 minutes. The anxious father immediately hastened 

 back to his child ; but owing to the darkness, and 

 his own fears, he lost his way. ^^ter wandering 

 about a long time, he discovered l^Rhe light of the 

 moon that he was within a short distance oi' his cot- 

 tage. It would have been both useless and danger- 

 ous to hav^e renewed his search that night, lie 

 therefore returned home, bitterly mourning over 

 the loss of his beloved child, and the shepherd dog, 

 which had served him faithfully for many years. 

 As soon as the day dawned, he set out with a hand 

 of his neighbors, to seek for the lost little one. All 

 day they labored in vain, and at night returned home 

 disconsolate. They found that the dog had been to 

 the cottage during the day, and after receiving a 

 piece of cake, had immediately disappeared. For 

 three successive days the shepherd renewed his 

 search, and every night wdien he returned he found 

 his dog had been at the cottage, and carried off 

 bread, or cake. Knowing the sagacity of the animal, 

 h* resolved to wait and follow him. He did so— and 

 after scrambling his way down frightful precipices, 

 he saw his dog enter a cavern, the mouth of wliicii 

 was almost on a level with a stupendiious mountain 

 waterfall. He entered, and beheld his infant eating 

 the cake, which the faithful animal had procured, 

 while he stood by, with the utmost satisfaction, and 

 watched until it Avas devoured. The little boy, being 

 left alone in the dark, had probably fallen, or scram- 

 bled down the precipice, and had been afraid to 

 leave the cave on account of the foaming waterfall, 

 which dashed down from its month. The dog never 

 left the child except to procure him food, and then 

 he was always seen running at full speed. 



Miss Wakefield tells of a pretty little spaniel be 

 longina to one of her friends, which was uncoiiinion" 

 ly intel'igent. He was accustomed to indulge him" 

 self on the lawm behind the house. One morning- 

 he found a heavy dew had made the grass very wet 

 not liking such a damp couch, he stopped a moment; 

 to think what he should do. After a moment's re- 

 flection, he trndcred into the house and brought out 

 a mat in his mouth, upon which he quietly lay down 

 and went to sleep. 



goon after the British and Indians under General 

 St Leger, raised the siege of Fort Schuyler, Capt 

 GrigL', ofthe New Vork line, obtained permission 

 to hunt, accompanied by a brother officer. On their 

 return, tiiey were suddenly fired upon by an ambush 

 of Indians, who knocked them down with toma- 

 hawks, and sQalped them, as their manner is, from 

 the fore-head !o the back of the neck, leaving only a 

 couple of small locks of hair by the side of the ears. 

 Capt. Grigg had the resolution to lie perfectly still 

 during tliis horrible operation; though he afterward 

 said he felt as if hot lead were poured over him. The 

 Indians, supposing he was dead, left him. Not long 

 after, he felt his burning head touched very gently 

 and tenderly and he immediately conjectured it was 

 his favorite "dog, which had followed him to the chase. 

 'Nevershnlll forget,' said he, ' how sootliing the 

 cooling tongue of the failhfiil creature felt at that 

 dreadful moment!' On attempting to rise, Capt. 

 Grigg found his back bone severely wounded, and his 

 forehead bruised by the stroke of the tomahawk. 

 Alone, and m:ingled as he was, he had no hope of 

 life, he crawled along to his dead companion, and 

 opening his vest he laid his throbbing head upon the 

 soft bosom, not yet cold in death ; for the stones and 

 sticks among which he had lain wf re torture to hiin. 



But he was not alone at this trying moment — his 

 faithful spaniel was his friend ! The officer* at Fort 

 Schuyler had long been anxious about their compan- 

 ions, and were on the watch for them, when Tray 

 was seen issuing from the wood, panting with eager- 

 ness and fatigue. ' 'J'hey are coming !' was the uni- 

 versal exclamation, ' for there is the dog.' They 

 soon, however, discovorad that the dog WM alone. 



Iln came to them, and by crouching, whining, run- 

 ninor to and fro, and looking up in the most suppli- 

 cating manner, he plainly told that some evil had bo- 

 falleirhis beloved master. A detachment was im- 

 mediately sent out, with orders to follow the dog. 

 The anxious animal eagerly guided them to the spot 

 where the dying reposed upon the dead. Under tho 

 care of a skilful surgeon, Capt Grigg entirely re- 

 covered. 



The late General Dearborn told me he heard the 

 story from Capt. Grigg himself; the dog in the 

 meanwhile sal gravely by his side, and looking up 

 sorrowfully, at if pertiactly conscious that his mas- 

 ter was describing his sufferings. ' I suppose,' 

 said General Dearborn, 'that nothing would iiiduco 

 vou to part with Tray ?' ' No, sir,' replied Capt. 

 Grigg; 'I must part with my life first. He shall 

 never want a friend till my hones are in the dust.' 

 Tlie dog wagged bis tail, put his paw upon his mas- 

 ter's foot and nestled close to his side. 



In ancient times, a French gentleman of family 

 and fortune, when travelling alone through a forest, 

 was murdered, and buried under a tree. His dog 

 an English blood-hound, went to the house of his 

 master's friend in Paris, and by howling, looking to- 

 ward the door, and pulling at his coat, made him un- 

 derstand that he wished to be followed. This dumb 

 eloquence having effected its purpose, he led the 

 way directly to tho tree, where he scratched the earth, 

 and howled. On digging the spot the body of tha 

 murdered man was found. 



.■\ long time after this, the dog met the assassin ii^ 

 the midst of a crowd, and instantly flew at his throat. 

 Whenever he siw the same individual, he al- 

 ways attacked him with tho same ferocity. This 

 excited suspicion; and the king, Louis the Eighth, 

 having' himself been a witness of the fact, determin- 

 ed to refer the decision to the chance of battle. In 

 those days they did not have triaJs by judge and jury, 

 but decided causes by single combat ; tiiose who 

 were vanquished, were deemed guilty. The balllo 

 between tlie Chevalier' and the blood-hound took 

 place in the Isla of Notre Dame. The dog brought the 

 man to the ground. He confessed the murder, and was 

 beheaded. A monument in basso-relievo, represent- 

 iag the combat, still remains in the grand hall at the 

 Castle of Montar is in France. 



It is recorded of a dog, belonging to a nob'enian 

 of the Medici family, that he always attended at his 

 master's table, changed the plates for him, and car- 

 ried him his wine in a glass placed on a salver, with- 

 out spilling a drop. This is surely a most astonish- 

 ing instance of canine sagacity ; but these attain- 

 ments were perhaps outrivalled by the dog wiio was 

 taught to speik. ^I'he dog alluded to, is mentioned 

 bv the French academicians; he lived in (lermany, 

 and could call, in an intelligible manner, for tea, 

 coffee, chocolate, &.C. The account is gi\ en by the 

 celebrated Leibnitz, and was briefly this: 'Tlio dog 

 was of a middling size, and was the property of a 

 peasant in fc'a.\ony. A little boy, the peasant's son, 

 imagined that he perceived in the dog's voice an 

 indistinct resemblance to certain words, and wag 

 therefore iktermined to teach him to speak distinct- 

 ly. For this purpose he spared no time or pains with 

 his pupil, who was about three years old, when his 

 learned education commenced and at length he made 

 such a progress in language, as to be able to artic- 

 ulate no less than thirty words. It appears, however, 

 tljat he was somewhat a truant, snil did not very 

 willingly exert his talents, being rather pressed into 

 the service of literature ; and it was necessary that 

 the words should be first pronounced to him each 

 lime before he spoke.' 



Roasted ILtin. — The chief dish was a reasteil 

 ham, wiiicli I had never before seen, but which 

 ibev have to recommend to all who are not above 

 the enjoyment of dining well. This is nol hm 

 nniisual dish in Spain when it is intended lo treat 

 a guest well. — Ingles' Spain. 



