The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-12
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We find IN the ST. Augustine FLORIDA
Herald, a paper friendly TO The Adminlstrs.
lion the following, which is an interesting
Bulletin from the Dogs, ~ho here comprises
a paa Of our ll!Ile standing army.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. -, 1910.
Thinking II quite probable that the news
papers would soon magnify the blood. hounds
brought lrom Cuba mo creatures sboui re
slz, og an elephant, Nllh teeth like shat
and jaws longer than an allIgaior's, | ga
loprd merio Magnolia yesterday al Pass4
Tie day vilh the amsabie animas.
So various are ihess dogs 10 color, shape,
SIZE, aEd age, thu, ut ffs, sight they appear
ike 90 orduury pack barking about plan.
ier's dwelling, but examination prove then
quite anather thing. To describe dog -
as to be understood, is difficult. mos
therefore convey general idea BY Request.
10Y you 10 imagine q short haired, black.
red, yeIlow, bfludIed, or spotted dog, o.
any eulor that ever bedceked The species,
- inches high aud 20 inches long Tor there
abepis) with q head, breast, fore legs, anl
shoulders like light made mas.lii, SD
sntHl someUhsi elongated, ears erect hkes
grey houtd, (mosily cropped where ,ae-
bend) aud lolos. Group, launches, and tail
like a grey hound, aniy thicker srt. Tbs
Coordination you mas conceive produces a.
asimal Of great nerve, strength apd eighty,
atd such, TO disappearance, are lhese blc0I.
hounds.
They are "a IN numbers or O old dogs,
sell lfaiurd--the remainder younsef--
some shaald dunk %, year old ooo 9.
these lads blood hound, walked about he
village with me as famlliarly and Iov,as
as o spaaiel bat her kindness was inopera.
tive upon the res, Of her clan. for such
set o. iefoc,ous beasts ! never before sav.
That modern Dauiel, Van Amburgh, wife
goes among lha hons, would stand no chance
ahong them. When any living thing ap
proaches one Of the older dogs, bis eyes
flash, he foars with rage, and twists Ike
serpent to escape from his chain the keep
efs hare them under subiaciion, but havs
frequently 10 maintain que. order BY iEfl.cl.
ing heavy blows With cudgel, wheh Tie
dogs lay down with an air which seems 10
say, | viii be civil to accommodate you
bn, d-----n your sticks" for they neiIhet
vince nor how.
A few days since, rs no experiment,
negro was sent mile into tho woods f.
Climb tree, and IN 40 hour afterwards
dog was put r9on trall--he followed il d.
rect through all tho windlngs of the bpshe'
without iauluug. The only question s.
viii they follow the trail of an ludian i
they will, they will DO a great scquiaiida
10 the country /; for as 10 lighting, am sll
isiied they would grapple with any Thing
The way two or three Of them would raiis
dozen Indians of a scrub or n bay gal
would be nobody's business. can only
add, that a0 much pleased with the boot
bounds, and would like no better fun than
taking hunt with them.
Four keepers have come with them from
Cuba. The elder a very respectable sort
Of man, is | believe, a runaway negro hon
ter by profession, and he has such confidence
IN his dogs that he is ready TO lead Their
way against Indians, wherever ordered
there Is nothing Of the llucher 10 his appear
ance.