The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-04-09


that as our horses had disappcared,it only re-
manned for us to take it on foot, anL with
mani Y strides led the wav We had proceed
ed but short distance on our march, a> dis
mounted cavaliers. when our horses hove in
sight. Happily for us some of the servants of
Mr. Peake, whose plantation was hard by, in
returning home from their labor. encounter
ed our tlying steeds, captured them and
brought them to US. We were speedily re-
mounted, and soon the lights at Mount Vern-
on were seen glimmerng in the distance.
Upon Washington'S first retirement in L.
81, he became convinced of the defective ma
ture of the working animals employed in the
agriculture of the Son thern States. and set a.
bout rcmedying the evil bv the Introduction
of mules instead of horses, the mule being
found to live longer, be less liable to disease,
require less food. and in every respect be-
more scrviceable and economical than the
horse in the agricultural labor of the South
crn States. Up TO 1883 scarcely anv mules
were to hc found in the American Coni;,lrr-
atlon:a few had hren imported from the West
Indies, but they were of rIiminutive size and
of little value So soon as the views ON this
subject of the illu>trious farmer of Mount
Vernon We're known abroad he received
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two .l"nnr>. selected from the roval stud at
Madrid. The Ilrk. called the Roval Gift was
sixteen hands hi"h. of grey color. havilv
nl'ic, and ola sluggish disposition At the
same time the Marquis dc LAFAYETTE sent out
a Jack and irmn"> from the Island of Malta
this Jack, called the Knight of Malta. was =
superb animal. black color with the form of
a stag and the irroritv OF a tigcr. Washing
ton ayai!ri himself Of the best qualities of the
two Iack>. hv crossing the breeds. and hence
obtained a iavoritc Jack. ralled compound.
which animal united the size and height of
the gtt with the COURAGE and activity of the
kni.ht
The Jacks arrived at Mount Vernon. if We
mistake not early IN l.>S The General
'rc'i some very SUPERIOR mules from his coach
mares. sending them from Philadelphia iur
the purpose. In few wears the estate Of
Mount vernon became Stocked with mules OF
superior order r>'nr /" the hri@ht "i >iN-
teen hanh>amh "i great power ami n>''nii''>>
one "a""n team "f -four mules >'''.'- 81 'h'
S'i' "l inc ''c'crdI efiect>,for el-a- at:iii'
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to and orders ;>.u.J from b.,d-,uart,.rs
Mount Vernon. The last army Of the chief
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last day, a, M,uu, Neruon.
y MI>E OF WEALTH. DIR. j. V { Smlti
in an address recently delivered Ia Boston 81