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MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGS.
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that was spilt on the ground, and made the dung-hill as
smooth as he could ; afterwards he washed the knife and
hook and carried them into the house, washed the blood
off his own clothes, hid the child’s clothes in an old cham-
ber, and then came down and got his breakfast. When
he was examined he shewed very little concern, and ap-
peared easy and cheerful. All that he alleged was that
the child fouled the bed in which they lay together, that
she wasjulky and that he did not like her.
Unusual Phenomenon.
Between nine and ten o’clock of the night of February
28th, 1750, was seen at Salisbury, an unusual Pheno-
menon, being a very numerous collection of vapours,
that formed an irregular arch, like rock work, and ex-
tended across the horizon, waving like flames issuing
from fire; after a short continuance, it disappeared at
once, the sky being very clear and more enlightened
than by the stars only.
Animal Courage.
At the commencement of the action which took place
between the Nymph and Cleopatra, in 1793, there was a
large Newfoundland dog on board the former vessel,
which the moment the firing began, ran from below
deck, in spite of the efforts of the men to keep him down,
and climbing up into the main chains, he there kept up a
continual barking, and exhibited the most violent rage
during the whole of the engagement. When the Cleo-
patra struck, he was among the foremost to board her,
and then walked up and down the decks, seemingly con-
scious of the victory he had gained.
Animal Adoption.
The following singular instance of animal adoption oc-
curred in February 1794, at the seat of J. Spurling, Esq.
at Dyson’s Hall, in Essex: A favourite spaniel bitch, re-
markable as a sure finder, having her puppies drowned,
went
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that was spilt on the ground, and made the dung-hill as
smooth as he could ; afterwards he washed the knife and
hook and carried them into the house, washed the blood
off his own clothes, hid the child’s clothes in an old cham-
ber, and then came down and got his breakfast. When
he was examined he shewed very little concern, and ap-
peared easy and cheerful. All that he alleged was that
the child fouled the bed in which they lay together, that
she wasjulky and that he did not like her.
Unusual Phenomenon.
Between nine and ten o’clock of the night of February
28th, 1750, was seen at Salisbury, an unusual Pheno-
menon, being a very numerous collection of vapours,
that formed an irregular arch, like rock work, and ex-
tended across the horizon, waving like flames issuing
from fire; after a short continuance, it disappeared at
once, the sky being very clear and more enlightened
than by the stars only.
Animal Courage.
At the commencement of the action which took place
between the Nymph and Cleopatra, in 1793, there was a
large Newfoundland dog on board the former vessel,
which the moment the firing began, ran from below
deck, in spite of the efforts of the men to keep him down,
and climbing up into the main chains, he there kept up a
continual barking, and exhibited the most violent rage
during the whole of the engagement. When the Cleo-
patra struck, he was among the foremost to board her,
and then walked up and down the decks, seemingly con-
scious of the victory he had gained.
Animal Adoption.
The following singular instance of animal adoption oc-
curred in February 1794, at the seat of J. Spurling, Esq.
at Dyson’s Hall, in Essex: A favourite spaniel bitch, re-
markable as a sure finder, having her puppies drowned,
went