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THE roHCl'IMNIC. 



Ill'MIN'G Till: POKCUPINK. 



the same strong fancy for 

 hunting porcupines, but 

 are not so successful in 

 coming off without injury ; 

 indeed, they often issue 

 from the combat covered 

 over with spines sticking 

 in their flesh. 



Captain Hardy gives us 

 an anecdote of the extra- 

 ordinary fancy the Indian 

 dogs have for hunting por- 

 cupines. One of these 

 dogs was quite blind ; and 

 yet, if the porcupine 

 "treed," the little animal 

 would sit down beneath, 

 occasionally barking to 

 inform his master where 

 lodged the fretful one. 

 Another dog was not to 

 be beaten when once on a 

 porcupine. If the animal 

 was in its den, in he went, 

 and, if possible, would haul 

 it out by the tail ; if not 

 strong enouoh his master 

 would fasten a handker- 

 chief round his middle, and 

 The dog would go in, and 



attach to it a long twisted withe. 



presently, between the two, out would come the porcupine 



