130 PIELD AND FERN. 



When he determined on having a sale in 1852, he 

 hired Mr. Maynard^s prize roan bull Crusade 

 (7938), whom he still holds to have been far the best 

 in England of his day, in order to have his cows all 

 served by him. Among them was Rose of Autumn, 

 which he bought at the sale of Mr. La Touche, in 

 Ireland, into whose possession her dam Pelerine, and 

 Polka, those celebrated Killerby twins by Bucking- 

 ham (3239) from Mantalini had passed by private 

 contract. Her first calf at Athelstaneford was Rose 

 of Summer by Velvet Jacket (10998), which pleased 

 Mr. Douglas so much, that he determined to reserve 

 her along with her half-sister Lady Like by Stars and 

 Stripes (12148), Scottish Blue Bell by Captain Shafto 

 (6833), Marchioness by Belleville, Purity by Crusade, 

 and Second Queen of Trumps by Belleville, which 

 he purchased from Mr. Unthank of Netherscales for 

 120 guineas, as, the nucleus of a second herd. 



Up to the time of his sale, he had won fifty-nine pre- 

 miums and eight commendations for cattle, and Rose 

 of Summer and Scottish Blue Bell, who were on more 

 than one occasion first and second to each other, 

 ^^took up the running'^ right gaily in the new era, 

 till the latter went to Mr. Corwin of Ohio. Rose of 

 Autumn and Village Belle were parted with at the 

 sale, with leave to exhibit them at the Highland 

 Society the following week, where they won the 

 prizes in their respective classes ; and then the former, 

 who was nursing Rose of Summer, went with 

 Brenda (in-calf with Lord Raglan by Crusade) to 



