The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-02-07
COMMUNICATION.
For the Northern Galaxy.
FAIR PLAY is 4 JEWELL.

H. BELL EsQ.-DEAR SIR Il saw an cx-
tract in your paper of Dec. last from the Cen
lral New York Farmer of a communication
from II. ). Randall Cortland Village n. Y.
which gave very glowing description of S.
". Jewett's Sheep of Weybridge. Also an
other communication appeared in the Guilt
yator of Jan. 9TH last from the same gentle
nan, giving al answer TO some inquiries which
The Editor of the Cultivator had made re!a-
I'VE TO Paular sheep in general, and Mr.. Jew
dts Buck Fortunes character, pretensions,
and progeny, in particular. At the head of
the latter communication, he gave portrait OF
5. W. jewetl's Paulur Buck Fortune. He
hen gave some little history Of Paulars gen
crally; but il was very obvious that the main
thing aimed at in the communication, was TO
rack Mr.. lcweit's Paulqr buck, and in the de
scnp;ion given he brings into view the cele-
Iaed Don Pedro another Pduldr buck which
Mr. Jewctt formerly owned and as the read
ers of the agricultural papers know, has been
pictured out and extOed as surprising any
thing in the shape Of a sheep in the country.
In this communication shall show that in
the articles above alluded 10, the writer has
made erroneous statements. riisled the reader,
aud drawn wrong conclusions, whether pIlr-
posely or not, is not for me to say. 1t is diff
icut 10 believe tina, ii is all mistake or mis-
understanding. iii is, hope the public will
have the explanation.
There are three points which | shall par
iiculayly notice in the communications allud
cd to.
First, Mr.. Randall states that Jewett's
5uck Fortune "was bred by that gentleman,
sol br bi,r, 1arnb at
I'd at 5000"
This is all false except that Mr.. Jewett gave
Tor the sheep when he purchased him at three
years old $500.
The sheep raised myself, sold him when
lamb to Mr.. Loyal c. Remelee of this town
Tor 10 dollars. and Mr.. Remelee kept him two
wears and sold him to Jonathan Wilson of this
town for 80 dollars, of whom Mr.. Jewett pur-
chased him, after Mr.. Wilson had kept him
about year.
Second, He is represented to be a Pdulqr
buck. How he came to be worthy of that
name, | am unable to account; except in
these degenerate times, when man wishes to
make little more of his sheep than they will
really bear, he has portrait drawn, and forth
with it is sent TO the Editor of an agricultural
paper, with the caption Pdular Buck - bred
and oirned" &c.
The same display was made when Mr.. Jew
Ell owned the celebrated Don Pedro. He toe
was Paular. So of course, the two sheer
must be very near of kin. But what are the
facts in tke case! The sheep are about a:
much alike as negro and a white man, fol
they are both of Adams race, and these two
bucks are both sheep.
The fact in the case is that neither of the
bucks have any peculiar claim to this title, as
\can with the greatest ease be shown; but II
VIII be sufficient for my present purpose to
show, that Jewett's Buck Fortune has not
lie was raised from an eve purchased on Long
Island by MIR. Beedle, for Judge Rich of this
town. She might or might not have had
some Paular blood in her, and sired by buck
which purchased of the Hon. VIM. Jarvis
OF Weathersfield this State he was purchas-
ed when lamb eight years ago.
1t IS well known that Mr.. Jarvis imported
kinds OF merno sheep some 25 or 80 year:
since, and that one of these kinds was Paular
Mr.. Jarvis has not kept the different varietie.
separate and distinct, but mixed them togeth
er, and bred his full blood merinos in thi
style. After breeding many years in this mix
cd manner, purchased the sire of Jewett'
Fortune. Luckily, itseems my buck turne,
out TO be pure Pduldr, or else his progen
ia better than he. Queryl Mr.. Randall as
serts that PauIar without his ruffle woul
be like ,chite Berkshire nobody would Civ
credit to his pedigree" By the ruffie is mean
huge dewlap, extending from the jaw to tn
onsket The sire of Fortune was ,Oithout hi
ruffie. So much for the title PquIdr in MI
iewett'e Fortune.