Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-24


invlncble habit charged upon us by some,
ut 2addlng and rambling about both singly
ana IN families and from our known
passion tor trading and swapping" las
tbs Called IN This kind of property, are
generally IN very good condition. Corn
az the ears, IN wasieiul abundance, aud
corn blades or fodder, in such quantities
as sometimes 10 constitute a considerable
part Oi their beds. are often iavished upon
them UNNECESSARILY. When oats are gwen,
they are mach more frequently Ia the
sheai than threshed little or no alien
ton beng paid To grinding their grain
or ohopping eiilIer them or any other long
forage. with respect TO cattle, their de-
pcndemce dnrmg winter aud early spring
Tor keeping lie and body togeiiier.-and
hard scuiile truly il is, almost universally
| may say, rs upon corn stalks, coin
shucks, ami wheat straw, with what little
sCauiy hrrbage they can tiud by busy
travelling, whvn occasionally turned out
of their pens under the idea ui recrea-
ton
Ills true, that in MANY instances YOU
will see them projected by very comioria-
bt' shelters made az Top ioi,ter. and sup
Piled with quantity, great Al least III
bulk, OF coru and wheat uiial, " hirh
SnsialnS them passably we'll but IN very
many cases, bush pens, as they are vaiiru,
constitute their sole defence from the
storms Of tue season which peas, like
halt worn umbrellas, exhibit somewhat
The appearance, Without any Of the reality
al protection. Where this is the manage
ment, ii Is thong IN lMcunics,ablc evidence,
as 1t sturdy i. III Il very thrifty breed, il
tiicir uireniIirti cMrvllons during Summr.
ant! late aUiu,nu, etabie them TO accunu-
late siyen-'h al tiv.h enough In survive
tive countless hardship which sierra, un-
reicn.ing wICttr always has in store tor
them. 10 behold these scarcely animated
skeletons about the last of March, nr ii II
oi April, cra., ling along III anAisuS search
at burnt old teid~, Wild onion patches,
or the tender regual buds OF the forest,
alter such a campaign as most oi these
poor devils are compelled To encounter Is
we'll calculated To excite some very alarm
ing aniicipdtions IN thu authors of them,
II they have any faith in the transnig,a-
tion OF souls. or in ihr doctrines OF relri-
bmive justice connected vi,h,heir creed
with respect 10 sheep, always allowing
Tor some exceptions In regard To these, az
to other stock, they are left like the fowls
OF the air, and the fishes Of the sea, Ia
feed themselves: eunre reliance being
placed, as II would seem, in their natural
inslmct 10 convert INTO aliment almost
any weed, bush, or shrub, with which
Their InceSSdnt WINTER rambles may per
chance present them. Very nanN lives
are sacrificed in this compulsory warfare
| against famine /; but provided enough be
lett TO furnish scaniy supply OF wool,
say between two aud three pounds on an
average per fleece lambs to last a shor,
time hey ond the green pea season aud
| weddcrs to make a few mutton-not near
sufficient for each family, nothing farther
is sought or expected. Hogs are thought
] too important as an article Of food used
| by every body, 10 he quite as much neg
lecied as sheep but being suffered 10
| run at large, they are SD much ex-
| posed 10 iheit and various other casual
ties, that not half, probably moi one
| tiird az many are raised aS might be, if
| they were kept Within our Enclosures,
regularly penned al night, and fed with
some OF the various kinds of food, other
than corn, which might easily be cultivat-
ed for them: such for example, as pota
toes, furuIps, mang, !, wuyizci, cvnIlins
pumpkins, peas and buckwheat-iieiw 1--WE
last SAID To be superior to all The Others
During summer they have Just enough
| trash corn or wheat taiIings thrown 10
them, TO prevent their running wild, until
afler harvest, when they perform the
Office OF our CLEANERS, ilii The ii orBs are
| ripe. AileT tie mast Is nearly over. all
which areconsldered large enough 10 xiii
and indeed, frequently many that are
much under SIZE, are put up 10 iaiten-
frSt III all open pen, and lastly mo one
| tioorcd with poles or rails. As soon as
they are coatined, corn IN tie ears. is
thrown loose To- them iu the most aastefuI
abundance no quantity being deemed
sufficient, until the animals begin 10
leave part untouched. The Price oil
corn APPEARS To make little or no differ
ence IN TINS WASTE: II was tie pfac ice al
our fathers and grandfathers, and tins is
enough Tor MS. Same individuals however
manaserailIrr better, by giving wash, III
| which inrnIps or potatoes are boiled
and few feed Il good deal with pumpkins
aud boiled corn but these are rare in.
stances compared with the whole number
OF pork raisers," as every man make,
bacon i! he possibly can. Stli, ow ing tc
the bad management of our hogs, we ne.
YER have enough Tor the consumption oil
orr whole white population.
TO BE ooNCLUDED rs OUR NEXT.l
| The state Of the Florida treaty is vet left I,
clouds and darkness. 1T is whispered ia
deed that Spain "iii not Istity, nniess we con
lirm some extensive titles TO land, which wert
given at date SnhsequUutto the period dc
slgDated III the treaty; which titles have bePl
dnteCqted IT, eiude the provisions Of the treaty
suspicious OF these grants are said TO have beei
entertained AZ the moment the treaty was fran
| ed but they were not 1VOwed by the Spauisi
minister. II Is suspected that, the prlitcip q
! grantee Is the captain Of the Kia.'s life.
guards.-lt t. whispered, that our government
will refuse 10 rdtIfy fLsse grants. We scarce.
~ know VIVA, degree OF credit TO attach IC
| these statements.
Should Ferdinand have withheld his raiifica
lion upou these e,Uunds, his signature vii
not he affixed by tie period named ~ q g trea