Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-08-28

dled: the other was also found dead at a
little distance. The length of this chase
IS uncertain; but, as they were seen al
Redkirks, near Annanin Scotland distant
by the post road, about foriy,six miles, it
Is conjectured that the circuitous course
they took could not have measured less
than one hundred and tzcenty miles!
In the year 1865, in Cambridgeshire,
on two foxes being found, the Hounds d.
vlded, and fifteen couple and half
(Which pursued one of the foxes) are sup
posed TO have run nearly thirty miles, in
about an hour and three quarters.
| THE GIRAFFE.
happened to be at Malta when it ar
rived in -, l;la;g..a. on Egypt. The
with very pleasant and appropriate
lodging in the grounds of the villa of
SAINT Antonio, where saw it several times
with its two African keepers, who had at
tended so far. The sutry, dry climate
OF Malta seemed to agree very well with
1t. There were no trees on that arid rock
tall enough to require the length of his
neck-the tallest at SAINT Antonio were
not much higher than its legs, and it was
exceedingly pretty TO see with what grace
the creature bent its long, elastic neck,
and brought its small, deer-like head, to
play with their topmost branches. 1t on
ly played with them. The Africans fed
HIM regularly with some sort of dry prov.
ender, and when they appeared he was
accustomed to show considerable anima-
tlon; but never saw it so forgetful of its
dignity as to run--on the contrary, it
walked up to them with very stately steps.
lis eye then was particularly bright and
beautiful, and the whole appearance of
the animal was very different from what
| have heard described after its arrival in
England.
The day it was embarked it did not
look so well as usual. 1t was put on board
a large, new merchant brig only lately
built at Malta. When it was in tie hold,
with lis feet almost on the briggs keel, it
could stretch It's neck out of the main
hatch-way, and command all the deck
with its head. 1t seemed greatly aston.
lshed, but remained as tranquil as possible.
lnever heard it make the leastnoise when
the sailors went near, it drew in its head.
but seemed to protrude it with pleasure
when lis old companions and countrymen,
the Africans, approached it.
AT Constantinople on one side of the
HIpPodrome. there is menagerie, now
very lily provided, dark, filthy, and much
neglected. Some years ago giraffe was
sent from Egypt to enrich the collection
OF beasts then existing there. Its keeper
was accustomed to take it to exercise in
the large open square of the Hippodrome,
where the Turks used to flock daily in
great crowds, to cultivate the acquain-
tance of the extraordinary quadruped.
Seeing how perfectly inoffensive it was,
and how domesticated it became, the
keeper next used to take it with him on
his walks through the city, and wherever
the general favorite appeared, number
of friendly hands were held out of the
gazebos, or projecting latticed windows, to
offer it something TO eat. The Turkish
women were particularly attentive to it.
The generality of the streets at Constan-
tlnople are so narrow, that as it walked
along the middle, its neck being infected
to the right or to the left, it could almost
touch the houses. Aftersome time, when
II came TO house where II had been par
licularly well treated, if no one was at
the window, it would gently tap against
the wooden lattice, as though to announce
its visit. 1t was extremely docile and
easily directed, but if left to itself, it was
observed invariably TO take the street in
which it had the most and best friends
This pet Of the Turkish capital died a
long time before | arrived, but an old
servant had, told me the anecdote.
The old traveller, Mar, Polo, says he
was told of the existence Of cameleopards,
or giratfes, in the island Of Madagascar,
on the coast Of Africa, and in Abyssinia.
1t does not appear that he saw any speci.
men, but he describes its principal fea.
tues very accurately.
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