The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-12

tIn place briue alluded Co. where 30 many
deer wero shot On lle samn dag three hien
brought into camp upwards Of thirty turkeys.
% WAS great day OF Teasing In fact al be-
cuuc quilo salatcd with ycuison aid turkey,
Mi bird, ou uu average, Is heavier than our
dpme,iraled turkey ln arsh 10 much the
same in iasto, Indeed ! could r4sl recognize
any difference. The la-t Wo saw of lhrm
ua about goo milcs West Of the Rio Gando.
The country between here aud there Is too
barren lor ans game ofthe icathercd kind
.,rn thp rpcos did not, iu the $50 miles
vr travelled along its banks afford any game,
lcPmHf ln1
'llis bird, which belongs 10 the pheasant
,.cics, ~ ouuds 10 ihe lower parts Of Texas.
! have seen none this side of the Pecos and
,utt tow lctwr,n tliat river and San Antonio,
40 Ihe rich prairius below San Antonio to-
tards the co1st, thu lird i very abundant
ua. g. 200 oll respects lhe duest fawe bird OF
ta,i s, ian. 10 si1e, u y betwcen . par
ul-, aud dpiueslic lowl, In the prairie u
..e.- along with H. head elevated and rcseu-
u., thai Of the partridge la nste, although
uaryhal darker IN folor so much has been
r'I ofInpaide fowl which Is we'll known
, .ho.W Western States, that further notice D.
upu,.cc-ary
lnerdgif N me- BiTt-mVsd Dfsr
4 few evenings since 0 stranger visiting
e,o- rancho, lrousl,t With hin lafr, Dig
Lni 400 conner had lee entered the aFpa Of the
rtucbc than bo was attacked By u dog Of sim
iar .ilc belonging to the establishment, So
violent was their onset accompanied by sucl'
81 uoisp t4at Hley brought out all the occu-
p,ni, Of the rnncho, myself among the rest
lhc Mcsicaus clgnchei lhe dog aud trtcd
10 separate thcm, but their efforts were in
,aini their uoiscs and screams having the
elect rather "a urge the combalanu ON than
tn separate them, About dozen person.
t.ood around, when the deer, which Away
came within thc area at night hearing the
noise, zap and took bis place among rs, cycling
the fight with great apparent interest Blu
ho soon became excited, aud raised his tai
aud ears aud took near position, watching
the efforts Of the men 10 separate the dogs
Rut ma sooner had they given mp the task a.
q bad job, than the deer plunged at the com
nants. aud with Que blow Of higtorc fee
knocked them heels over head some ten feet
causing them to let go their grsp.
But the separation was momentary, for th'
dogs again flew AT each other with the great
cst rage as though bent GA tearing each 9th
rr to pieces. The McXicans now took then
hy their tails, pulling them in opposite dircc
nous, Int they still graspcd each other
throat The deer had again taken his posi-
ton among ~, and after watching the sccon'
,Gort TO separate the animals, cody walkc'
mp near ihcm prauccd about as airolcksum'
horse, when making anothrr plunge be tori
lho,n asundcr anil drove them out Of the area
he then walked lcisurcly to tho gateway
his usual place for sleeping, and stretche'
hinself ON the ground, apparently vol lloas
eel With the adventure.
We have four dogs about our premises
which the deer knows Wen; but when an.
strange cur puts his nose within the gateway
oar 80 called timid creature rushes at him in
ttahtly' and drives hun Aw5e.-Pror0ienc