Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-11-06
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to the bcst pointer they ever possessed, and
no twomcn in England had botor. She
hunted principally on the moors and bcatha.
Slut has stood partridges, black gnmo, pleas
ants, snipes, and rabbits, in the same dug,
but was never known to point u haro.
She was seldom taken by choice moro than
"a mile OF two from the lodge, but has fre.
quenIly joined them when out with their
pointers, and continued with them for sev.
eral hours. She has sometimes stood a
jack sniPe when all the pointers had pass.
cd by il; she would back the dogs when
they pointed, but the dogs refused TO back
her until spoke to, their dogs being all
trained TO make a general halt when the
word was given, whether any dog pointed
or not, go that she has been frequently stan.
ding in tho midst ola field ofpointsrs. L.
consequence Of the dogs not liking to HI
whom she was with them, for they dropp
cd their storms and showed symptoms Of
jealousy, } she did not very often
them, except for the novelty, or when she
accidentally joined them in the forest. Her
pace was mostly a irot, was seldom known
to galloP except when called 10 90 out shoot.
ing; she would then come home off the for.
est at full stretch, for she was never shut
up but to prevent her being out Of the sound
OF tho call or whistle when a purity ofVen
hemen had appointed to see her ou, tho
neat day, and which call she obeyod az
regularly rs a dog, and vas rs much ele.
vatod as u dog upon being shown the Qar.
Sho always expressed great pleasure when
game, either dead or alive, was placed bc.
lore her. She has frequently stood n single
partridge ut forty yards distance. her nos.
IN an exact line, and would continue IN
that position until the game moved; If Il
took wing she would come up to the place
ami put her moss down two or iElrcc times.
but it a bird ran of, she would get 40 and
90 to the place, and draw slowly after il.
and when the bird stopped sho would stand
1t as before. Tho two Mr.. Toomcrs lived
abount seven miles apart, at Rhingfeld and
brootDey lodges; Slut has many times zone
~ herself from one lodge to the other, M
II to court the being taken out shooting.
She was about five years old when her
master died, and at the auction Of his poin.
ters &C., was bought in at ten ~puiueas.
Sir Henry Mildmay having expressed a
wish to have her, she wa sent to Dog.
merfeh Park, where she remained ao,no
years She was last in the possession Of
Col Sykes, and vas then ten years old,
and had become fat and sIotbfuI, but could
point as well as ever. She was seldom
used' except to show her to strangers, a.
the pointers refused 10 oct when out with
her' when kilIedshe weighed 700 pounds.
death warrant was signed in conse.
qnence other having been accused Of being
instrumental 10 the disappearance of sun.
dry missing lambs"
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instances are given of hogs having
been trained to work in harness, and to
draw carriages; and an eccentric cid gen
tleman near st Adams, IL saidto have had.
about thirty years ago, a team Of four
OF these bristly stecds, which be used
to drive at a brisk trot round the country,
harnessed to a cbaisc-cart. And in tho
Of Minorca, it is sai i'd that The ass and
hog may to this day be regularly seen
working together turning up the land.
albany Caliratoy.