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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



MISCELLANEOUS 



HUNTING IN VERMONT. 



Extraordinary Snf;acity and Persfverance of lite 

 Canine Race. — A IcttPr in the Vermont Srnlincl, 

 dated at 'I'roy, in tiiat Slate, gives tlic following 

 curinu8 incident in a luinlPr's life : 



During the past week, Mr. Moses Hayward, of 

 Troy, with his two hounds, went in pursuit of 

 game. A fox was soon started, and the dogs, 

 which were well accustomed to the chuse, having 

 run together for a long time, pursued with unusu- 

 al vigor, sending fortli at every bound, as they 

 passed the surrounding hills, their well known 

 howl. lie kept within hearing of lliein the fore 

 part of the day, but in the afternoon tlmy separa- 

 ted, and he entirely lost them. He then went 

 home, thinking that they would return at night, as 

 nsual — but they did not arrive. 



The ne.vt day with a friend, he set out and 

 spent a long lime in searching for them, but all 

 proved unsuccessful. Eight days from this, two of 



his neighbors happened to be passing a piece of may be, wear any tiling but the thinnest of pumps, 

 woods scarcely a mile from his house, when they I Double soled shoes, whose only utility consists in 

 chanced to liear a faint howl. 'J'hey iminediatoly keeping the feet dry, must not for a moment be 

 repaired to tla' spot from whence the sound pro- thought of; and Frencli clogs are not to be en- 

 ceedcd. Here, they found one of the dogs stand- dured for a moment. The beauty of the foot must 



Here he lived eight days without a morsel of food, 

 at the same time digging out the hole in order to 

 escape, hot which served only to confine him more 

 closely until at last he was unable to move at all. 

 During all this lime the other dog stood without 

 calling for assistance, not leaving him once in .the 

 whole time — presenting an example of the most 

 devoted attachment rarely equalled by that of any 

 of the human species. 



Here is a pretty good hit. It is copied from the 

 Philadelphia Ledger : — 



" Fashions for Ducember. — The fashions for this 

 month are importint. They have caused us a 

 great deal of consideration, and will, of course, be 

 followed by all who pretend to taste, fashion and 

 style. 



The ladies being fine, hearty, robust, and of 

 sound constitution, may go very thinly clad during 

 this month. They should not put on any extra un- 

 der garments, which only tend to destroy the beau- 

 ty of the figure. They must wear silk stockings, 

 and on no account, how sloppy soever the streets 



dog — that his dog sat down carefully his bi 

 and alter giving his assailant a good shaking, 

 up his basket and proceeded on his way Yi 



Mtdnllion. 



Tupptr's Hill — It is the boast of the I 

 fishermen and coasters of the north that they 

 tell whereabouts they are, without any instrui 

 but the lead, and with no other observation tl 

 scrutiny of the sand brought from tin: bottor 

 it. A few years ago one Captain Hunker was 

 cruise, and being confined to his cabin by : 

 ness, he directed that the lead should be bro 

 down to the berth for his inspection. The 

 belonged to Nantucket and was in sand ba 

 The mate of liie vessel, a wag and doubter of 

 Captain's infallibility, greased the lead and dip 

 it in the ballast, carried it down to the berth. 

 Captain Hunker's eyes dilated witii astoni.shn 

 as he asked, < Do you say you got this saD< 

 sounding ?' 



• Yes sir.' 



' Then by thunder Nantucket 's sunk, anc 

 are right over Tupper's Hill.' 



The mate went on deck. 



grkesi'S patent sxraw cuttkk. 



ing at the mouth of the hole in whi'ch the fox had 

 burrowed. The sagacious animal, instead of 

 avoiding them as he always did when strangers ap- 

 proached him, ran to meet them, though so weak 

 and exhausted by hunger as to be unable to move 

 without the greatest difficulty, wagged his tail, 

 leaped and bounded like the most devoted spaniel 

 when meeting his master after a long sopiiration, 

 as if he knew not how to contain or express his 

 joy at their arrival. He then ran back to the hole, 

 set up a mournful howl of distress, then again ran 

 back to moot them and urged them forward by ev- 

 ery means in his power like ihe most rational be- 

 ing, as if- he knew the life of his companion was 

 in the utmost peril. 



Tools were imtnediately procured for digging, ly liable to consumption, may do what they always 

 and they set themselves to work. As soon as this 

 was done the poor starving animal seemed to he 

 contented and willing to leave his companion with 

 them and come home, for the first time during the 

 whole eight days. Here he did not stay longer 

 than was necessary to satisly his hunger, but im- 

 mediately went back to see the result. The men, 

 after digging to the depth of twelve feet, came in 

 contact with the dog, completely moulded in the 

 solid earth, hut still alive. They soon liberated 

 him, but not without much difficulty, and the two 

 dogs met apparently with much joy. It was like 



the meeting of old cherished and absent friends 



The hole was then cleared out, upon which the 

 other dog rushed in, brought out the fox, which 

 had long been dead, and both grappled as if to 

 glut tlii!ir ri.'vcngc with all tlio ardor that they 

 would if he had been taken alive, when fresh in 

 the chuse. 



It appears that the dog had burrowed the fox 

 in the afternoon before named, when one of them 

 followed it to the distance of twentyfive feet, when 

 he overtook and killed it. He then worked his 

 way back to within twelve feet of the entrance 

 where a root five or six inches in diameter crossed 

 the hole ; this he gnawed entirely off", but in the 

 moan time a large stone had rolled, which blocked 

 up the passage so closely as to leave only a small 



JOSEPH BRECK & 



tural Warehouse and Seii; 



on no accouut be sacrificed to the weather. At 



this time the dry goods merchants expose in their 

 stores Canton and other tlaiinels. Ladies must 

 not be induced by these temptations to spoil their 

 figures with flannel petticoats. The article is only 

 introduced into the market for the use of Quaker- 

 esses, who study vulgar comfort, and care nothing 

 for fashion. It is quite sufficient to say that these 

 people wear worsted stockings and thick shoes. 



Tlio other fashions are, short silk dresses, with 

 velvet short cloaks of the night-gown fashion, 



made more for show than service, and velvet bon- j Uei Street, have lor sale, Ur«» =. Pau-„i siraw, llaV 

 nets which cover only half the head — crimson | stalk Cuiier, operating on a mechanical principle n.i Ui 

 linings arc the rage. | opp'icd to any implement forthis purpose. The mosi m 



G.I I • 111'. , . , inent efTccls oft liis application, and some ot the con»S 



entlemen being weak, delicate, and particular- | pcculianiics of the machine are: ^ 



'• So great u reduction of the quantum ol power rpqul 

 have done— take care of themselves. They may I lo wnrk'it effic'entf'*'"*''' ""^^ half grown boy is sui9 

 wear cork-soled bouts, and strong stout over-coats, I 2. VViih even this moderate power, iteasilycutMwobt 

 of the pattern of the time of George H., lined and '<■'«» •"'""te, which is full twice as (asi as has been claii 

 -„:i,.,i , hy any oihcrmachinc even when worked by horse or 



H""'<-"- i power. 



It is only the ladies who are privileged and en- 3. The knives, owing to the peculiar manner in which! 

 joined to set the weather at defiance it is „ | ™'' f")'"fe sharpening less often than those uf any (* 

 L .T T -J I. 1 , ' - siraw cutler. 



beautiful idea. It shows atonce the superior cour- | 4. The machine is simple in its construction, made and 

 age oif the female sex, which many have doubted. I i"Sether very strongly. It is therefore not so liahle i 

 JHen dhre not do it." I '^""'Pl'';''!'''' machines in general use to gel out of on 



/!„.„ ;«( /• n Tl -. r I CJUlNDSTO.\KS. ON FRICTION ROLLERI 



^Inecdote of a Do^. — The sagacity of dogs is I r,;. i.i , «. „r i <r . ■ i r- • ,, 



. , , .- I ... , ' . . "=: I Grihdslones of diflerent sizes hung on friction rollotf 



truly wonderful. If they arc not reasoning beings, moved with a foot trcader, is lound lo be n greai impn 

 their instinct, as it is called, is iiuite as useful to "'^"' "" ''"^ present mode of hanginEt grinilsionos. ji 



them as the reason of soine binedB ' ""'"' *""' ^■'"'''' ""'>' "'"" "f™ "'« rollers, rend, fs lb 



mem as iiie reason ol soint Diptds. , ^„^ ^,^ ,„ ,„„, ^^^ ,1,^ foo, |,j, ^,,1^^ the la!. 



As I W08 going to my dinner, the other day^ and man is saved, and the person in ihe act ol gum ., 



pa.ssiiig the store of James HaUL'hton &, Co., j„ ho^e'" '''<■, *!™^ >"?"'" ''''' n.ind hy having the com 



W„i, . .tL ,1 , ,, control ol Ins work. Stones hung in this manner ar 



nsliinmoii street, I observed ,i large dog with the , coming daily more m use, an.l whm-v.-r used give 

 handle of a basket of ineat in his mouth, trying to I *''' saiislucilon. The rollers can he ollacbed lo'stonei 

 open the door with his paws. In returning to my j "" ^tTn^iO^i^H BRKGK & CO., Nos. 5. at 

 place of business, I met Mr. II., the owner of the North Market Boston. July; 



dog, and asked him if it could bo possible for his ' 

 dog to carry his dinner so near his mouth without 

 tasting it, when he was hungry .' lie said the doir 

 was in the habit of going to market, and buying 

 his own dinner ; that he always brought it to his 



store, and was contented to eat what was given to 

 him. 



Mr. H. further stated, that the dog one day, in 

 opening just sufficient lo supply him with fresh air. | returning with his dinner, was attacked by another 



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