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He also mentions an animal he calls crocetta, which is described as being between a wolf and a dog, and as imitating the human voice; these particulars seem to point it out as the hyena, though some suppose it to be the jackall.
The officer also recognised Ruby, and, with a glance of surprise and pleasure, exclaimed: "What! have I bagged you at last, my slippery young lion?" Ruby smiled as he replied, "Not quite yet, my persevering young jackall." "Eh! how? what mean you?" exclaimed the officer, with an expression of surprise, for he knew that Ruby was now in his power.
Getting tired at length of his crusade against the butterflies, he expressed a wish to try his skill upon some larger game, but as nothing in the shape of a jackall or tiger-cat was obliging enough to make its appearance, he put aside his weapons with a sigh, and lying down near Max, was soon asleep.
The hour came and passed; but no Frank, which was strange because every one must have observed, that, however dilatory people are in paying, they are wonderfully punctual when they expect to receive money. At five o'clock, in rushed my Jackall.
In another of his epistles to the fair young girl in merry England, he winds up with the following: "Much has been said and written concerning the sagacity of some animals, especially the elephant, horse and dog, but the other day I was an eye witness to a fact which developed the cunning, reason, instinct, or call it what you will, of the Indian Jackall.
The Jackall is wanted too, and is much looked for, over the way and up and down. But, having had the good fortune to be undermost at the time of the capture, he has vanished into air. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Goodchild walks out and looks at the Course.
They had deferred to the great English house on every possible occasion; and in their bargains and transactions acted, without repining, the part of the jackall, who only claims what the lion is pleased to leave him.
"Exactly," replied the pacha, impatiently. "And was about to tell a story of my own invention, to deceive the old lady my mother." "Anna Senna! curses on your mother!" cried the pacha, in an angry tone. "Sit down and continue your story. Is a pacha nothing? Is the lion to be chafed by a jackall? Wallah le Nebi! By God and the Prophet! do you laugh at our beard? The story!"
They had deferred to the great English house on every possible occasion; and in their bargains and transactions acted, without repining, the part of the jackall, who only claims what the lion is pleased to leave him.
I made a present of a dog from New South Wales, to a gentleman who came on board, and thought it a curiosity: it was taken by many who visited the Sirius for a jackall, as it was much of that make and colour. Shortland arrived in the Alexander transport. I now received from Mr.
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