The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . ed to in-flict summary vengeance on the intruders and their this intent he proceeded to catch them, and runninghis knife through one of their hind legs, between the ten-don and the bone, immediately above the knee joint, putthe other leg through the hole. In this condition thewoolly flock decamped, leaving one quarter less tracks thanwhen they came. The feeder of sheep kept his own coun-sel; and soon after, his neighbours hogs having broken ordug into his enclosures, he took advantage of this opportu-nity for retaliation by
The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . ed to in-flict summary vengeance on the intruders and their this intent he proceeded to catch them, and runninghis knife through one of their hind legs, between the ten-don and the bone, immediately above the knee joint, putthe other leg through the hole. In this condition thewoolly flock decamped, leaving one quarter less tracks thanwhen they came. The feeder of sheep kept his own coun-sel; and soon after, his neighbours hogs having broken ordug into his enclosures, he took advantage of this opportu-nity for retaliation by cutting their mouths from ear to this way the four footed grunters, rather chop fallen,made their way to their own quarters. The owner of theswine soon made his appearance in a great rage, declaringhis hogs were ruined, and that he would have redress. Hisneighbour made answer, that it was he who ruined them, For, the fact is, friend, I didnt cut open them are hogsmouths, but seeing my sheep running on three legs, theysplit their mouths a AND AMERICAN RURAL SPORTS. 49 NEWFOUNDLAND ^NIS FAMILMRIS. VAR. SENSILIS. [Plate v.] Man exercises a more unlimited and singular swayover the Dog, than over any other any other animal; thisis so complete that the whole species has become his pro-perty, each individual of it being identified with his mas-ter, whose orders, and even whose wishes, he is alwayssolicitous to execute; he adopts his manners, and surren-ders his own feelings and propensities with cheerfulnessand alacrity, remaining faithful even under the severesttreatment; he calmly suffers and forgets the most cruel out-rages, or only remembers them to increase his devotion;and all this originates neither from necessity or constraint,but appears to arise from innate feelings of gratitude, andtrue friendship. The speed, strength, and scent of theDog, have constituted him a powerful ally of man againstother animals, and his services have, in all probability,contr
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