A SHEEP REARED BY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1510, 16 October 1883, Page 2

A SHEEP REARED BY

.The.extent;- to wliictthe 'cHaiwliar ■... of an animal; .can;, hi i. changed' ' way in' which' it is brought .vup'Kiia. seldom been; more • lustrated than, in the qase of a sfieeji. which'at present is sauj by.the sta'ad Advertiserto be a great pet of the magistrate at Matatiele,-in; South Africa. .This sheep when a' lamb loft tho flock, attached itself to a.Mr Watson, who gave it to be suckled by his bitch " Beauty," and it was well taken care ! of byier. When the lamb grew older it was noticed that it would never sleep iii any house but Mr Watson's, and would sometimes lie outside the door cuddled up like a watchdog, The most wonderful thing about, him is that as soon as the hotel Ml. rings'for dinner he is sure to be standing by one of the chairs at "the top end of the table, and when the'owner sits down he will jump with his front paws on his back, letting him know that he wants■ something to. eat,.like..a:<log. He will not touch grass or eat beef, but will gladly ..eat mutton, soap, and candles, and drink .coffee,and tea with sugar ano! milk. Bui; "SchaapV. great loveisfor'draught beer. He will , lift the can up with his front'paws-, and hold it to. his mouth', and drink with such.a relishthat it-can at- once be seen he.hag, been led away bylbad ' example.. " Schaap"'is"a fine ram; with- : . glean fleece and.wicke&tyeV. ■ All day he is seen running'about with the dogs as' one of them, until the boll rings; thenoff hie'scampers to the dining-room,;