Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-12-05

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alone with his coveted dinner Of
three behring's, but, as reward tol
his tractabillty and good conduct
with one herring extra, and which
Nero devoured with incredible We.
locity as soon as they came within
reach of his grinders.
On the Fifth day Nero was fully
up to the game, and his master ex-
perienced considerable difficulty to
keep up with him. At Schevenin.
gen the usual allowance, now, of -four
behring's was placed at his disposal
and disposed of by him in short
time.
On the days following, and up to
the time of the race, his master had
no further difficulty with Nero bat
to keep up with him; Nero invaria-
bly, taking the lead, although on the
return trips the same difficulties al
ways required A vigorous applica-
ton of boots was in such case the
onl y convincing argument with Nero,
who never could see the point nor
comprehend the necessity of this
back-track movement, and ever OBJ
streperously squeeled and grunted
his objections, deeming this extra
exercise probably superauous to his
health, as he had never shown any
signs of dyspepsia and indigestion.
But, be that as it may, Nero had to
submit to strict discipline, his master
intending to thus train him up to
fame.
On the ninth day Nero had be-
come perfectly trained, and having
having grown extremely thin upon
his scanty meals, he now ran like
a race-horse, veritable Eclipse, in
variably distancing his master, who
followed with fast trotting horse in
harness. Both exercise and spare
diet were, however, strictly adhered
to up to the day preceding the one
on which the race was to come off.
On that, the thirteenth day, as on
the first day, poor Nero was again
starved. At the usual hour of eleven
his master appeared, but Nero was
doomed to disappointment-no trot,
no behring's on that day. With
eager and impatient grunt, he signi-
fled his desire to be released from
his pen, but alas, it was not to be so
he had to submit to day of fasting
and prayer-or, at least, prepare for
the race.
On the fourteenth day both horse
aud hog appeared at the starting
post eager for the race. It was
beautiful day, and the road was lined
the entire distance, on both sides,
with anxious and delighted specta-
tors eager to see the sport. Punctu-
ally at IL o'clock, at tap of drum, off
they started, amidst the shouts and
hurrahs of the multitude. The first
two miles were closely contested-it
was empbatically neck and neck
race; but Nero light as a feather,
land having in his minds eye, prob
ably, his delectable meaD now fairly
few over the conrse, gradually leav-
ing the horse behind, keeping the
|ead the entire distance. Amidst
shouts and hurrahs, the waving of
handkerchiefs, and the widest ex-
element, he reached the ending post,
beating the horse by half a mile and
the race triumphantly.
For this extraordinary perform
ance Nero was rewarded with pail
.ul of behring's, which, having Toasted
Upon to bis hearts content, he wad-
He'd back to the Hague, III the care
# his master, "the admired of all ad-
nlrers." His master, pocketing the
purse of one thousand gui'ders, gen
'rously spent one hundred guilders
or Nero's portrait; and which is now
preserved at the sportsman's club at
he Hague.