The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . fully, A. F. G. Newbern, September- 22, 1832. ANECDOTE. The bon-vivans of America, talk of the canvas-backwith an interest that borders on affection, and is some-times very amusing. Sir, said an old fellow to me, Iwished to give a duck feast, and accordingh I boughtnine couple of them all fresh killed, and all of the rightweight. I stuffed them into every corner of my gig, andwould not suffer the cook to touch them except in my pre-sence; I dressed them all myself, in different ways, and inmy own parlour, so as to have them all done ac
The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports . fully, A. F. G. Newbern, September- 22, 1832. ANECDOTE. The bon-vivans of America, talk of the canvas-backwith an interest that borders on affection, and is some-times very amusing. Sir, said an old fellow to me, Iwished to give a duck feast, and accordingh I boughtnine couple of them all fresh killed, and all of the rightweight. I stuffed them into every corner of my gig, andwould not suffer the cook to touch them except in my pre-sence; I dressed them all myself, in different ways, and inmy own parlour, so as to have them all done according tofigure, sir! Well, sir! all my company had arrived, ex-cept an old German; we could not wait, and sat downwithout him. When he came, he exclaimed, Whatnoshing but duckhs! I started up in a rage, sir! a violentrage, sir! noshing but duckhs! I repeated after him.—Why, you old scoundrel, said I, your own Emperor ofAustria never had such a dinner, he could not, sir, thoughhe gave the best jewel in his crown for it. [ Figncs six months in AND AMERICAN RURAL SPORTS. AMERICANA. [Plate XVII. Vol. 2.] Mephitis Americana; Desm. Godman Vol. i. p. 21S,Viverra Mephitis; Gmel. [Z.] Syst. Nat. p. 88, , Chinche; Burp. Hist. Nat. torn. 33, jil. xx. /§•.2. Enfant du diable; Chaelev. Nouv. France SkunkJVeesel, Penn. §«<«</. 2, /;. 65, No. 263. The Skunk is a pretty and at the same time a mostnoxious animal, and is ranked among those vermin so de-structive to the farmers interests, and to various descrip-tions of game. JNIost persons are acquainted with this animal by cha-racter,although but few know it by sight; nor do any seek toencounter it farther than with feelings of enmity or re-venge, as it is an unwelcome visiter to any neighbourhood,in consequence of its destructive and other disagreeablehabits. When its abode i_s well secured it is a most diffi-cult matter to dislodge or drive it from the premises; andthere is perhaps no anima
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