W.H.H.

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ANECDOTES OF A TAMED PANTHER.

BY MRS. BOWDICH.


[Mrs. Bowdich is the widow of Mr. Thomas Edward Bowdich,
who fell a victim to his enterprize in exploring the
interior of Africa, in 1824. Mr. B. was a profound classic
and linguist and member of several learned societies in
England and abroad. In 1819 he published, in a quarto
volume, his "Mission to Ashantee," a work of the highest
importance and interest. Mrs. B., whose pencil has
furnished embellishments for her husband's literary
productions, has published "Excursions to Madeira, &c.,"
and this amiable and accomplished lady has now in course
of publication, a work on the Fresh-water Fishes of Great
Britain.--The subsequent anecdotes are of equal interest
to the student of natural history and the general reader,
especially as they exhibit the habits and disposition of
the Panther in a new light. The Ounce, a variety of the
Panther is, however, easily tamed and trained to the chase
of deer, the gazelle, &c.--for which purpose it has long
been employed in the East, and also during the middle ages
in Italy and France.--Mr. Kean, the tragedian, a few years