Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-29

ASSES AND MULES.

lively kitten. have offered 10 ue 10
oogical Society is quite possible that its days begun
on the Hutch RUM may terminate in the heart of London
cit has been estimated that the total distance of the hunt from
place of capture forty miles The chase
commenced 625 and terminated at $50 A. NJ SO that
exactly and five minutes Considering the rate OF
going imagine be first horse was ridden
ands my second almost Men and cattle were all more or
less done up my companions considerably lighter
Fraser orc* gives the following description OF the young
onager.
cts age present time October $780, is about one
year. white and Nn the under part OF the
BODY the neck and chest nasal region back Of face
ump channel and inside OF the legs white the name short
npv and dark dark dun streak of ong5h hair runs
the back broadening towards the rump and continuing down
tail the end The other parts OF the body and head are OF
an color being smooth and glossy the tail has
small tut long hair the end The legs arc bcaut
fully clean back sncus standing well out; and there is
black shiny horny cgo high up inside each fore leg the feet are
beautifully hard and very small pastcns very long on fore
legs upright hind legs. Viewed from behind her quarters
and n appear enormously large in proportion the size OF the
animal She wonderful jumper and tried an cgtoot wall but
did get having log wood tied to one OF her hind legs
The eyes large quite black and very expressive The muzc IS
small and black the noss large and open The cars are long out
side LIGHT aNn color with long white hair Outside
and hooks there faint OF three brown bars The
animal shows indication of the shoulder stripe found in
other donkey She is present twelve hands high but not
yet full grown.
Thcc animals have constantly been chved the Rum Of
years past by parties officers horseback with
with the solitary exception which have above mentioned when
donkey has been down until friend Mutt got hold Of
this
This donkey the horse show in Poona Sep
embcr looked upon the greatest curiosity and attraction
kicks every that approaches her but her
w took whole day get her stand steady in order to
take the photographs send you and time she dashed out
with her hind legs kicked the photographer and his apparatus
They say there possibility of tanning her You will
doubtless her before long, and you will she
Of the beautiful animals you have seem
when Visited the Gardens March, S74 after reading the
preceding description found that the onager completely realized
Captain Nuts descriptions with fine, clean fiat new legs and
apparently much strength and activity large antelope red
After examining its limbs easy understand that such
animal would outpae horses The head neck and
tail those OF webed donkey its but OF a
color quite unique This pretty pctted by the Sailors
voyage Bartlett the Superintendent the
Gardens received Of its arrival Southampton and expected
be informed OF its despatch time it the railroad but
o'clock the evening the day the bell the
superintendent house rung violently and going tall
there, holding animal. What have you got
there? asked Mr. Bartlett WELL thought donkey but
has turned dreadful wild beast 1t that when
taken Of the horseboX Waterloo Station docie that
thought be Indian donkey and accustomed
leading thoroughbred colts and entire horses undertook lead to
the Gardens He although a very powerful thoroughly
beaten and exhausted and would have succeeded had
Indian officer he accdenty recognized the wild and Voun
teercd his assistance
1873 onagcr grown furnished
into very powerful thoroughbred had bred foa the
Syrian wild but would give milk and killed with bites and
kicks before it could be rescued
MULES AND BREEDING
Mules invaluable beasts draugh and beasts burden
in the south of Europe and in certain OF northern and southern
America They known, and in appears
Assyan bas-ec the earliest historical Layards great
illustrations his work Nnceh pictures
mules both ridden and driven chaos and
mule ridden by woman.
ON France mulcbedmg has gradually grown important
branch OF rural industry spite OF Encouragement from the officials
charged with improving the breeds horses There kinds
mules light kind used for light carriages and in Spain and
saddle strong kind used for heavy daugt; the
character and quality depending the selection the donkey sire