. The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports, with illustrations. Zoology; Animals; Outdoor life; Natural history. 186 THE CABINET OF NATURAL HISTORY Accept the lay—the soft melodious numbers, Vouchsafed by Nature to my parting breath, The gentle prelude to unbroken slumbers— The symphonj' of death. I go, no more to breathe among the mountains The ambrosial fragrance, which the wild flowers fling, I go, no more beneath the woodland fountains To wet my snowy wing. Yet tho' no more I rest in shady bowers Where my youth's day-spring saw the waters shine, When death has come, beneath
. The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports, with illustrations. Zoology; Animals; Outdoor life; Natural history. 186 THE CABINET OF NATURAL HISTORY Accept the lay—the soft melodious numbers, Vouchsafed by Nature to my parting breath, The gentle prelude to unbroken slumbers— The symphonj' of death. I go, no more to breathe among the mountains The ambrosial fragrance, which the wild flowers fling, I go, no more beneath the woodland fountains To wet my snowy wing. Yet tho' no more I rest in shady bowers Where my youth's day-spring saw the waters shine, When death has come, beneath the summer flowers, 0 quiet sleep is mine. The wild wave from the rock shall still be springing, The mountain mists shall hover o'er the dell. But I amidst them no more shall be winging— My native streams farewell !. TREATISE ON BREAKING DOGS. It is expected now, that your Dog has acquired spirit, and keenness for game, and the several day's hunt have produced habits of industry. The next thing, then, to encounter, is, that when he is approaching game, he may show a disposition to rush in, and flush it from before the other Dogs, while at a ; or, if you are hunting him alone, before you are sufliciently near to get a shot, you must, of course, check this disposition immediately, but with great prudence. This is the most important point to be experienced, during the whole season of training; and it often happens, at this period, that many valuable young Dogs are ruined forever. Great care and patience are abso- lutely necessary in the tutor; and much severity towards the young Dog, at this time, is seldom, if ever, attended with good, but, nine times out of ten, much evil. And the plan, adopted by some men, of shooting their Dogs, when (Concluded from page 163.) thus keen after game, is, to say the least, absurd and cruel J and it is next to a miracle, if, after this treatment, a Dog is not utterly ruined. I have seen young Dogs of the finest promise, ruined in this
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