22 BRITISH QUADRUPEDS. 



country are called Ceilings, or Rylands. The South 

 Down, principally found on the chalky downs of Sussex, 

 have the face and legs gray, and are highly esteemed 

 for the table. The fleece of the Cheviot is very short 

 and fine. The Hardwicke, peculiar to the rocky dis- 

 tricts of Cumberland, is speckled on the face and legs. 



In sheep, the principle of imitation is remarkably 

 strong, and though it is often very difficult to drive a 

 number of them into a narrow lane, yet if one be forced 

 into it, even by violence, the remainder will readily 

 follow. Dr. Anderson gives the following ludicrous 

 example of this : " A butcher's boy was driving 

 some fat wethers through Liverpool, but they ran 

 down a street along which he did not want them to go. 

 He observed a scavenger at work with his broom, a 

 little way before him, and called out loudly to him to 

 stop the sheep. The man did accordingly what he 

 could, to turn them back, running from side to side, 

 always opposing himself to their passage, and brandish- 

 ing his broom with great dexterity ; but the sheep, 

 much agitated, pressed forward. At last one of them 

 came right up to the man, who, fearing that it was 

 about to jump right over his head while he was stooping, 

 grasped the short broomstick in both hands, and held 

 it over his head. He stood for a few seconds in this 



