OF MULES. 19 



may be regarded as pofitive ; fince their produc- 

 tions are fo rare, that a few examples only can 

 B 2 be 



^tio. How long was the animal allowed to live ? 



Anfwer : The next day after the mule foaled, it was fent, 

 with its mother, to the Loch of Lundie, in order to let the 

 foal die, as the declarant could not want the mule's work, and 

 the mother feemed not fond of the foal : That it was accor- 

 dingly left, and next day came to Auchtertyre, about two 

 miles diftance, over a hill, with the cattle of Auchtertyre, 

 that had been grazing near to that place, and was drowned 

 in a ditch the day following. 



4/5, Was its fkin preferved, or the head, or any other bones 

 of the fkeleton? Could any part thereof be ftill found ? 



Anfwered : Neither the ikin, nor any part of the fkeleton 

 was preferved, nor can now be had ; though the declarant 

 has often regretted the not prcferving the foal, as its mother 

 always performed any work that a horfe of fifteen pounds 

 value could do. 



5/0, Is the mother ftiU alive ? V/hat is her age ? 



Anfwer : The mother died, about eight years ago, of an 

 epidemic cold that was raging among the horfes in this 

 country : The mule had little or no milk after foaling, and 

 the foal got fome cow's milk ; And this is all that he remem- 

 bers of the matter. 



DAVID TULLO. 



Auchtertyre, i^h Feb. 1 7 80. 

 •We James Small tenant in Burnmouth, and Robert Ram- 

 fay tenant in Newtyle, hereby certify. That we have often itzr\ 

 the mule above dcfcribed, and we know that Ike had a foal, 

 as is narrated by David Tullo. 



JAMES S M A L L. 

 R O 13. R A M S A Y. 



liallantync Uoufc, 4th Fcli. 1 7 So. 



The within interrogatories were put to David Tulle tenant 

 •1 Auchtertyre, anem the mule lie had, and the foal llie pro- 

 duced, 



