Ufi J A C K A L S RESCUING A HUNTED BROTHER.
• ndoriiif! Ilii-ir royal lover! Ho was al J)pacc wlllv all the woVkl !
' ri'voiiiios llovv.-il as it wer e s|)oiilaneoll»ly ! He wa s noi alllicted wllli (lis
' YeLdicI sleep (tisdiiiii lo aLLentI lo his eaniesL soliciuilions !
H i s iuvesligating ihc subjecL. Many who Iicar the plwnid, which is but the jackal
N o w this result
v e r m i n , ihcjaekali
in a perpctnal sta
n o i s y roll lo silencc, buL i
llic beneficent sovcrcijin,
lion, woiikl never asseiiL.
Iiis jMiijcsty Lliiil. (loiiblles
ac(|uiescccl, and gave imn
ll:
, polliiled
>val brain
e n l i r c l y from the harking of lliosn ahominahl
whii-h, by llioir inccssanl clanionrs, kejiL the i
of agilalion. Conjurers ^\•ere employed lo charm the
vain. Many proposed to destroy ihcin, but to lliis
, \ h o s e heart had nearly hiu-st at the very sngges-
Al length the Vizier, prime-minister, suggested to
l i u n g e r oecasioiied iheir vooUoralion. 'i"he Prince
d i a t e orilers lo llie [)rovidenL snggestor to d raw a
Iv of nipees from tbctreasnry, in order that almndai
ince of food might be
I readines s every evening lo .salisfy their ai)i>ctiles.
K-y ^^-as aecor-
i n g l y delivered lo the minister, and the Prince comforted himself not only
ilh ihe reflection of making so many animals happy, hut » ith the hope of
i j o y i n g , for the fn-st time, a good night's rest. Poor man ! he was grievonsly
i . s i p p o i n t e d ! T h e jackals, allured by some small provision served onl on the
.•casion, to save appearances., llockcd from all (piartcrs. They jnade more
DISC lhan ever ! In ihc morning, betimes, the minister was sinnmoned, and
n being inlerrogaled, staled that an immense cpnnitity of proper food had
een dispersed. Whal ihen, asked the Prince, can occasion the conlinuance
I II,,.;,- J) . i n h l l c s s , answered the Vizier, it is the change of weather,
n sevendv ; and yonr Majesly knows
II of humanity, immediately ordered
e l o a l h i n g the jackals: which, bowr
e n d e r e d the poor Prince completely
,ed, when his Majesly being satisfied
i orders, pathetically encpiired, what
Mhieh is becomingeolder , and allects tb.
l h e \ have no cloalhiiig. The Prince, f
a n o l l i e r laek of rupees lo he dispersed i
^ eve r , resiimed iheir nsnal bowlings, am
n n l n i p p y . The Vizier was again summe
' ihal all iiad l)ecn done agreeable to h
' farlber ea(is<' coid<l exist for ihe jackal s conlinii
' comforled Iiis Majesl y wi t h assurances ihat the
•asiono<i cntindy by ihal warm efVnsion of gi
i b e nuisance. The Vizier
•mule of the last night was
ude which both men and
h e a s i s could not refrain f rom givi
b i s Majesty' s hands !"
T h i s liule scarcastic fable may
j a c k a l ' s mouth. Custom, however,
e i e n l l v lo nuike ns forget, or at leai
b i l a n l s n e a r St. Paul ' s d o the strikii
one not habituated to its sound.
III. l o for the fils they received at
serve to shew that nolhing will .stop a
soon familiarises ns lo their bowlings, siifli-
., not lo mind them, any more than the inliat
f o f thai sonorous bell, «iiicii almost deafens
M a n y pn
n o b l e j)alro
t h e very respectable distance
t h e truth of such an hypothc:
o b v i o u s danger is most promi
]n-ovider, and thai ihc
It niav be formed from
l i o n s assert that ihe jackal is the lion'
not injure his purveyor. If a jndgni
ly suspect
v h i c h the
h i c h jackals keep from ligers,
A variety of cirenmslance.?. among v
, nccessai •ily debar the possibility of
u t e l y
b i t c h , at p a r t i c u l a r seasoi
is s ummo n i ng the tiger
a l l u r e s the figer,
meal in {|ueslion.
b e far more pro
c a l l i n g t h e ma l t l h i i n t l h c
i l r o n g scent at such I
s n | i p o s e d providers
, bul had it nol, tlu
ll shoul d (picst fO!
lid causes many of ihei
T h i s has been wilnessei
ihle than that one aniui
ine in
e jackal
•edly
: (he
s o l u t i o n would
l o t l i e r . As to
i d o s t a n . The only one ever seen in that country
, ÜK
t h a i sent from Ghod in 1781, as a present to Mr. Hast ings, then Governor
eral of India. It was considered as an iinirpie, and had been brought from
t h e north of Persia ; lions are said lo abound.
I have before observed that foxes are very nnmerous
t h a t they in general have iheir earlhs on rising gronmls
u n d a t e d . They are remarkabl y small, and may be open
common labourer. The Ibxes are very cunning, at leas
b r e t h r e n in Jiiirope. I have several limes known them, •
g r e y h o u n d s , to conceal themselves in rice-fields, or amoni
o n l y their noses peeping out of the water. On such ocei
some questing dog at hand, reynanl will oflen esca[)c uni
r o u g h o i i t Imlia, and
lo i)revenl being inl
ill an hour by any
a s mnch so as their
I'iien •hed . rd b y
. n i l - r u s h e s , &c. with
ons, unless liiere be
B o t h jackals and foxes sham dead to admiralion. After having been almost
] n i l l e d to ))ieces by dogs, and left lo all appearance lifeless, they somelimes
g r a d u a l l y cock their ears, then look askance at lh<- retiring enemy, and, when
i h e y think tiiemselves unobserved, steal under a hank, &c. and thus skul k along
till they find ihemselves .safe; when setting oil"at a In.t or a canter, they make
t h e best of the way lo some place of seciiiily. Many a .lnJii))i/j have I watched
d u r i n g his artifices, and seen him recover, in a most surprising manner, wilhont
,f Fierabras' s celebrated ijalsam. The biles of fo.xes and jackals are
•re, and produce very bad sores; as 1 have observed generally lo result
t h e aid
v e r y sev
f r om the teelh of such 5 feed on carri
I n the back ground a r/iuii/
,r carriage, dr.
Hives both foi
if r iding with all the
' h e e l s , the havh-cn/ has
T h e s e are usually kept by ih,
t h e i r families lo lake the air i
b e called. The rium/ has foui
a r e for ihe conveyance of jias-sengers ;
t e i u l e d for the Iransporlalion of merci
m a n who sits oii a broad collection of 1
s e r v e for a pole. The j)rice varies iniicli
f o r about fifty rupees, fully ecpial to the
f r om GuKzerat, which sometimes grow to
11 lh(! chuckmh
dize, &c. The I
l a t h s covered v
t h r e e lo five hundred rnjiees, accori
ivn by two o.Ken is exhibited,
t h e i r own travelling, and for
c i i r l a i n s closed can so
h n t Ib
a v i n
iillnek
Ilh gr
f r o m
n e s s of iheir (
figured, by In
p a i n t e d .
pose. But a
,• iK'ighl of s
I lo their ag
3lour,
. i n g tlu
is general l y a line while,
¡js, &c. stained with the
vo. Both Ihese
; no body is ini
are driven by a
•en hide, which
xen may be had
b r e e d , (n-iginally
h a n d s , will eosl
I, and ihe evena
r e moslly disa
n d their horns
P L A T E XXXII.
CHASE AFTER A WOLF, WHEN CARRYING OFF A LAMB.
A i t i i o ü i í i i the ncighbonrhood of tigers necessarily creates considerable
a n x i e t y , yet it is ver y far short of the uneasiness produced b y the tncnrs.ons of
w o l v e s . These animals conceal themselves during the day in bur rows formed
a n , o n » deep ravines, where it is not easy even to seek, much less to lollow
t h e m They do not prowl, at least they do not commence their depredations
u n t i l the nicrht begins to close in. However, they may often be seen about
d u s k stealing from their haunts towards villages. They are very partial lo such
r n l n s as are s i tuated near ravines, and are sur rounded, or p e r h a p s g rown up with
g r a s s and underwood.
W h e n wolves venture abroad in the day, it is generally among flocks of
s h e e p , or goats; whence they will occasionally seize a l amb or kid, or perhaps
a larger prey, and drag it away at a smart pace towards the nearest cover.
S o m e t i m e s they throw their booty over their shoulders, so as to raise it off the
• g r o u n d ; holding fast wl l h their mouths, b y the throat, and in such case gallopino.
off fast enough to escape all foot followers, ami indeed most dogs; which,
t h o u g h thev may possess speed enough 10 over take the wolf, are, nme nines in
t e n , contented wit!, barking; and, taking the hint from the wol f s growling,
w h i c h inlimatcs his being b y no means disposed lo t-elintpiisl. Ins pnzc, gener
a l l y ren,ai n .satisfied wi t h a distant view of his teeth, and do not put ihemselves
in the way lo feel their power.
I n ridii," over .feoey plain, near C«s»jOO/r, T w a s once called to by a shepherd
w h o poinled 10 a wolf that had just .piitled his lloek, and was bearing away a
la,-ge lamb. The poor fellow was in great distress, and said he should have lo
p a y for il, unless ihe cai-case wer e ,.ocovered lo shew to Ins maslcr, 1 had no
s p e a r but under the hope of forcing the wolf to abaiulon his prey, I galloped
a l l c r him The result was nol, however, so ve,-y favourabl e as I cxpeeted. On
my arrival near the plunderer, 1 pe, -ecived him lo bristle up ; and it seemed Ihat
h e ,vas delerminecl lo dispul e ihc mat ter to estreniily. However 1 pushed on,
w h e n t o m y surprise, h e d ropped the lamb, and, after giving ,nc one or two very
u n c c u f o r t a b l e grins, was proceeding in the ,nosl formidable style lo attack my
man trolled back to his
i teet h with such eifeet to
h o r s e . T j u d g e d it p rudent lo retire, when the gentl
p r e y , and placing his fore feet on ihe body appl ied 1
t h e slomach, that in less than half a
h e pulled out the
,f which
n d then
h e made bill few bites; not forgell
h o w e v e r , lo warn ,ue no
v i u g
b y a look, and growl most ex^ ^.
not lo l i s l i i rb hi
t h u s lighlened the burthen, lie again look up t the h e
a n d
lanih by the throat
>eral
t h r o w i n g it over his shoulders, resumed his journey. I cro.ssed his way si
times wi thout the least effccl, any more than occasioning him lo deviate a mere
i r i t l e from a straight line, and had the mortilicalion lo see liiiii gain a covcr, in
w h i c h he no doubt speedily finished whal he had so successfully begun.
O n the occasion jus t mentioned, the dogs belonging to the shepherds joined
in the chase, but the only effect they produced was, an entire conviction in my
o w n mind that ihc wolf might have taken away, nol only ihe flock of sheep,
b u t Iheir niastc-s also, without any danger of being arrested in his proceedi
n g s by the pack of pariahs! As lo the shepherds themselves, they were
t o o old and decrepit lo have been of the least service. One or two of the more
y o u t h f u l affected lo joi n the chase, hut whether, judging from former eireiims
t a n c e s of inutility of exert ion, or that the display made by the woll, of a most
t e r r f i i c set of teelh, disheartened them, might be dillieiill lo decide ; certain
i t is, however , ihal the shepherds did not shew much inclination to become
a c l i m sha,-ers of the danger; bill, resting on their lallies, remained calm
s p e c t a t o r s of my defeat.
W h e n a wolf enters a camp or village, he proceeds with the utmost silence
an,I eircnmspeclion. His favourite object is a child at the breast; which, ,vhen
o p p o r t u n i t y serves, he seizes b y the ihroat, the r eby nol onl y preventing it from
g i v i i i " the alarm by ils cries, but taking a hold such as enables him to bear
a w a y his prize wi tboul impeding his progress. He will thus carry It through
c r o w d s who, at the first notice, rush from all quarters to inlereept him in Ins
ili.>hl Oflen when closely pursue,1, especially if bit by a slick or stone, he will
d r o p the chi l d ; but if il b e not taken away immediately, the ferocious brut e will