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esteem him, when he makes the proud horses of Achilles weep 
for the loss of their master; for horses can regret, and their coun¬ 
tenances often exhibit evident marks of melancholy.— Beauties , 
Harmonies , and Sublimities of Nature , vol. iii, p. 36. 
Hogs fond of Music. 
Hogs are attended by Indians with every possible care. There 
is a cold bath on the premises which they were obliged frequently 
to use, as cleanliness is considered essential to their acquiring 
that enormous load of fat from which their principal profit is 
derived. Their ease and comfort seem also in every respect to 
be studiously attended to; and the occupation of two Indian lads 
will cause a smile on the countenances of my musical readers, 
when they are informed that they are employed from morning till 
night in settling any disputes or bickerings that may arise 
among the happy inhabitants of this community, either in re¬ 
spect to rank or condition, and in singing them to sleep. The 
boys are chosen for the strength of their lungs, and their taste 
and judgment in delighting the ears and lulling the senses of 
this amiable harmonic society: they succeed each other in 
chaunting during the whole day, to the great delight and grati¬ 
fication of their bristly audience, who seem fully to appreciate 
the merits of the performers.— Bullock's Mexico , vol. i, p. 251. 
H ORSE-BAITING. * 
Fortunately for the character of our country, I met with but 
one solitary instance of the deliberate torture of that useful and 
excellent animal the horse, and that occurred in April 1682. 
Notice was given in the papers, that on the 12th of April, a 
horse of uncommon strength, and between eighteen and nineteen 
hands high, would be baited to death at his Majesty’s Bear Gar¬ 
den, at the Hope, on the Bankside, f)r the amusement of the 
Morocco ambassador, and any nobility who knew the horse, or 
would pay the price of admission. It seems that this animal 
originally belonged to the Earl of Rochester, and, being of a fero¬ 
cious disposition, had killed several of his brethren, for which 
misdeeds he was sold to the Earl of Dorchester, and in his ser¬ 
vice committed several similar offences; he was then transferred 
to the worse than savages who kept the Bear Garden. On the 
day appointed, several dogs were set on the vindictive steed, which 
he destroyed or drove from the area. At this instant his owners 
determined to preserve him for a future day’s spoil, and directed 
a person to lead him away; but before the horse had reached 
London Bridge, the spectators demanded the fulfilment of the 
promise of baiting him to death, and began to destroy the build- 
mg. To conclude; the poor beast w as brought back, and other 
