. The North Carolina Presbyterian. ld syrtemthrowing cfne basket of corn aner anotherin a mud-hole, as is too often the*case. Beb. Cdiliirrtns Jeprtmtnt. HAPOLEOK AVD THE BRITISH 8AIL0K. Many years ago, a British sailor was ta-ken prisoner at Boulogne by the Frencharmy. H^. was not however, shut up be-tween four walls) but he was allowed hielibrfty, and permitted to roam abotft onthflpehore as he pleased. I suppose it wasth^ght that one man could not do anyhin^ sailor longed sadly to getagain to liig country. He used tosit and envy /the birds as be saw them wing-ing their flight to d
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. ld syrtemthrowing cfne basket of corn aner anotherin a mud-hole, as is too often the*case. Beb. Cdiliirrtns Jeprtmtnt. HAPOLEOK AVD THE BRITISH 8AIL0K. Many years ago, a British sailor was ta-ken prisoner at Boulogne by the Frencharmy. H^. was not however, shut up be-tween four walls) but he was allowed hielibrfty, and permitted to roam abotft onthflpehore as he pleased. I suppose it wasth^ght that one man could not do anyhin^ sailor longed sadly to getagain to liig country. He used tosit and envy /the birds as be saw them wing-ing their flight to dear old England; hewished he oo|nld make his escape as easilyas they did. One mornijbg he observed an empty hogshead come floating towards the shore. Heeagerly Bei2;ed it, and what do yon think hedid with it^ Why he hid it in a cave,and worked very hard, day after day, try-ing to make this old barrel into a boat IAnd at length after some fashion, he suc-ceeded. But siLch a boat was perhapsnever seen bt fore. It was not fit to ven-. I tt enn tnre upon a pond in, jfjud to think of croea- ing the deep, wide em in it 1 why the idea tice which barely keeps stock from starving was enough 10 make one shudder. And •I till graoB grow* n the spriug, aud therebydaatroy the symmetry and thrift of domesticanimals, but that higher system of haetABd- S Which improyaa all the fiatnr&l functionsat render cattle and sheep farmers and shepherds in Europe be-gan to provide good shelters and a plentyof food for their neat cattle, horses, sheep andawine, their system of superior care natural-ly developed improved breeds ; and all ex-perience proves that to neglect domesficanimals is to throw away any substautialprogress attained in any breed the readerbelieves fn breeding an-itaals downward, or from bad to worse, heshould both shelter and feed properly allhis stock, but especially his cattle andsheep. Fifty or sixty sheep are enough tosleep under one shed. Construct m
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