From the female ass and horse the other kind of mule is engendered, with a disposition as 

 obstinate as the ass, but the beauty and outward appearance of the horse. 



Experience also shews us, that if the male goat of Angora marries with the she goat, the kid, 

 the offspring of that intercourse, will inherit the external structure and valuable coat of its father; 

 whereas, if the marriage is reversed, the kid so produced will have the vile, -worthless hair of its 

 father. 



The breed from Spanish rams and Swedish ewes will resemble the Spanish sheep in wool, 

 stature, and external form ; and have the hardiness of Swedish sheep. An English ram without 

 horns, and a Swedish horned ewe, will produce sheep without horns. 



I shall now call the attention of my readers to only three or four vegetable mules, the origin 

 of which I have witnessed myself. 



three sons, were hid, attended by the.r servants. For many days previous to this, two thousand men had been dispersed in parties over the 

 whole country to d.sturb the game, and to drive it towards the common centre, by patro.ing night and day, and constantly, yet slowly 

 drawing nearer to each other. Soon after we had occupied our station on a rising ground, we began to see the deer at a vast I ance bound: 



!in S ctr r t he sounTof ^1 T "i ""^ ^^ "* ^ ^ AS *«* a PP roacbed ' ™ heard, faintly at first, then more dis- 



t nctly, the sound of guns and saw the confusion of the game, moving quick in all directions, but changing their course at every instant as 

 .f uncertain where to look for safety. When the scouring parties (usually about two thousand) came first in sight, they appeared to be ser- 

 rated by intervals, and to confine the game merely by their shouts and by the firing of their arms; but as they advanced upon the plain they 

 formed a wall, and as they drew nearer, they strengthened this by the doubling of their ranks, compelling thus the game to pass in vast 

 droves before the royal marksmen. Then began the carnage ; and for more than a quarter of an hour the firing was incessant. Some of the 

 deer, who had either more discernment than the rest, or a better memory ; who were actuated by stronger fears, or, perhaps, by more exalted 

 courage, absoutely refused to proceed, when they approached the ambuscade ; and, making a quick turn, notwithstanding the shouts, the 

 motions, and the firing of the guards, they leaped clean over their redoubled ranks, and escaped into the woods 



" When the firing ceased the carriages all advanced towards the wood, and the company alighted to pay their compliments, and to view 

 the game. We found part of it spread in two rows upon the field of battle, and the king, with his sons, surveying it. The game-keepers 

 were returning loaded with such as had been mortally wounded, but had yet escaped to a considerable distance ; and? as fast as they arrived 

 they deposited the spoil at the sovereign's feet. Having the curiosity to count the numbers, I found one hundred and forty-five deer, with 

 one wild boar. Whilst thus engaged, I heard a murmur, and saw every one in motion. Directing my attention to the spot to which all 

 were pressing, I saw at a distance a little company coming with a boar tied neck and heels together, and flung upon a pole. As they ap- 

 proached; the monarch and his sons, arming themselves afresh, drew up in a line, and standing at a convenient distance, the burthen was 

 deposited; the cords, one after another, were cut; and the poor crippled animal was assaying to move, when a well directed volley freed 

 him from his fears. J 



" The expence of that day's sport was reckoned at three hundred thousand reals, or, in sterling, three thousand pounds. 



attended"/ T? T"' ."' T'', ™ *" deP ° Sited *" the r °° m where the kin e took his su PP er > and *« ^ ^mily ambassadors 

 attended to pay their compliments. By family ambassadors are understood those of Naples, Portugal, and France, who having more free 



access and being expected to pay more minute attention, think it incumbent upon them to express their interest in every thing which gives 

 him pleasure, and not only congratulate hhn upon these great occasions, but each night, whilst he is at supper, make fnquiries, and after 

 wards inform their friends what the king has killed. 



"Mr. Listen, desirous of quitting the Escurial previous to the departure of the court, ordered a Cache de Colleras to be ready the day 

 1Z tl 7h • P reCaU !'° n ' S taken b ? «* forei g" ">«**» to secure mules, because, when the court is in motion, no less than 



iTher purpo'se" ' ?* ^ C ° Un,ry '* "* "* "" *"**' a " d neUher h ° rSe "° r mule can be ° btai » ed fo ' "7 



, ',', £ 1^! 5tdC j ° Urney J WaS excee<Ji »gly Averted and surprised w ith the docility of the mules and the agility of their drivers I had 

 travelled all the way from Barcelona to Madrid in a Coc/i e de Colleras, with seven mules, and both at that ti.nef.nd on subsequ „ la ions 

 had been struck with the quickness ot understanding in the nude, and of motion in the driver ; but till this expedition I had no id« t what 

 extent it might be earned The two coachmen sit upon the box, and, of the six mules, none but the two nearest have reins to guide them 

 the four leaders being perfectly at hberty, and governed only by the voice. Thus harnessed, they go upon the gallop the whofe way and" 

 when they come to any short turning, whether to the right or to the left, they instantly obey the worn, and move a.l'togetl.er be7dL to 

 ' lke f a s P" n S- /s all must undergo tuition, and require frequently some correction ; should any one refuse the collar, or not keep up exact y 

 withtherest, whether it be for example, Coronela or Capitana; the name pronounced with a degree of vehemence, mpid ly inThe th ^ 

 first syllables and slowly in the last be.ng sufficient to awaken attention, and to secure obedience, the ears are raised, and the nJe nltantiy 

 exerts her strength But should there be any failure in obedience, one of the men springs furious from the bo , quickly overtakes ^ 



hadbe^tT n 7 T I"* 1 !"? " "* ^"^ " " ** ^ "^ the b °* a S ai "' a " d «Mr nniLs the ta e he 



had been telling his companion. In th.s journey I thought I had learnt the names of all the mute, yet one, which frequently occurred 



Z !SZT d? 1 7 "°! I.'" ^ indiVldUal * bd0nged ' " 0r C ° Uld ' di5tinCt,V make ° ut the name ** * -oiuS 



,ke CagUostra, and led me to imagme that the animal was so named after the famous impostor Cagliostro, only suiting the termination to 



the sex because the mules in harness are usually females. In a subsequent journey the whole difficulty vanished, and my high estimation of 



ttemule, in point of sagacity, was confirmed The word in question, when distinctly spoken, ^ a.juella otra ; tha/is, U other also; 



ab, t th UP .T ng H " If™ t0 ^ r S ' lf thC C ° aChman h3d bee " Ca,li "S to the f <™ b >" »•"* aauella otra became appli! 



aaueia „^ H T ^r T V^ ^^ ^ ° f * l °" S ^ but if he had been cbidi "S Capitana, in that cTse, 



aquella otra acted as a stimulus to Coronela, and produced in her the most prompt obedience." 



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