The native American., 1839-07-13


! THE INTELLIGENCE or ASIMALs.-in the fo-es
of artary and South America, where the wild
horse is gregarious, there are herds Of five or ss
hundred, which, being i'll prepared for fighting, or
Indeed for any assistance, and knowing that lheil
safety is in flight, when they sleep, appoint one
| IN rotation who acts Us sentinel, while they are
asleep. II man approaches, the sentinel walks
towards him as if to reconnoiter, or see whether
he can be deferred from coming near; If he con-
tinues, he neighs aloud and in peculiar tone,
which rouses the herd, and all gallop away, the
sentinel bringing up the rear. Nothing can be
more iudicious or rational thar this arrangement,
simple as it is. 4 horse belonging to a smuggler
in Dover, used to be laded with rum spirits, and
sent on the road unattended to reach the rendez-
vnus When he deserted soldier, he would
Jump off the highway, and hide himself in
ditch. and when discovered, would fight for his
load. The cunning Of foxes is proverbial; but
know not if it was ever more remarkably display
ed than in the Duke of Beautoris country, where
revnard, being hard pressed, disappeared, sud
denly, aud was, after a strict search, toundim-
muIscd in waterproof UP to the snont, by which
| he held willow -bougl, hanging over the pond.
The cunning Of a dog, which Sergeant Wilde
tells me OF, as known to him, is equal. He used
to be tied up, as a precautlon against hunting
sheep. Atnight he slipped his head out Of the
collar, and, returning before dawn, put on the
collar again, in order TO CONCEAL his nocturnal ex-
|csrsion. Nobody has more familiarity with va
rous animals (besides his great knowledge OF his
own species) than my excellent, learned and in
renious, friend the Sergeant; and he possesses
many curious ones himself.
His anecdo,e Of droyier's dog is striking, as
he gave il me, when we happened, near, this place,
to meet drove. The man had brought II ont
of 20 oxen from field, leaving the remaining
| three there mixed with another herd. He then
said to the dog, go fetch them;'' and he went
and singled out those very three. The SergeaIrs
brother, however highly respectable man, lately
Sheriff Of London, has dog that distinguishes
Saturday night, from the practice of tying him up
for the Sunday, which lie disIikes. He will cs-
cape on Saturday night, and return OH Monday
imorning.-The Sergeant himself had gander
which was at a distance from the goose, and,
hearing her make All extraordinary noise, ran back
and put his head into the cage. then brought back
the coslings one by one, and put them into il
with the mother, whose separation from her brood
had occasoued her Glamour. He then returned
to the place whence her cries had called h,m. A
swallow had slipped its foot into the moose Of a
cord attached to spout in the College des tauartre
Nations at Paris, and, by endeavorng to escape,
had drawn the knot ght. Its strength being ex-
haus,cd in vain attempts to fy, it uttered piteoas
cries. which assembled vast Aock Of ether swal-
lows from large basin between the Tnileries
and Pont Nenf. They seemed to crowd and con-
suit together for little while, and then one of
them darted at the string, and struck at it with
his beak as he few past; and others, following in
quick succession, did the same, s.rkin. at the
same part, till, after continuing this combined
operation for half all hour, they succeeded il Sc
verng the cord, anl freeing their comp anion.
They all continued focking and hoyeringt night;
only, instead Of the tumult and agitation in which
they.lad been at their FIRST assembling, they were
chattering as if without any anxiety ut all, but
conscious of having succeeded.--Lofa BronSh-
ans Dissertations on Science.