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A barbarous experiment. 



THE BULL-DOG. 



THIS animal is the fiercest of the species, 

 and is probably the most courageous animal in 

 the world. He is low in stature, but remarkably 

 strong and muscular. The nose is short, and 

 fhe projection of the under jaw beyond the up- 

 per, gives a peculiar fierceness to the aspect. 

 The valour of this dog in attacking a bull is well 

 known, and his fury in seizing, and his invincible 

 obstinacy in maintaining his hold, are equally 

 astonishing. Some years since, at a bull-baiting 

 in the North of England, when that barbarous 

 custom was more prevalent than at present, a 

 young man, confident of the courage of his dog, 

 laid some trifling wager that he would, at sepa- 

 rate times, cut off all the animal's feet; and that, 

 after every amputation, he would attack the bull. 

 The barbarous experiment was tried; and the 

 mutilated animal continued to seize the bull with 

 unabated eagerness. 



THE TERRIER. 



THIS animal is generally an attendant on 

 every pack of hounds, and is remarkably expert 

 in forcing foxes or other game out of their cor 

 Verts. It is the natural enemy of the smaller 



