148 The Scot t is J i Naturalist. 



bonnet, with his legs stretched out in careful avoidance of the 

 strings, which I venture to think has never been surpassed in 

 effectiveness and ingenuity. Shortly after he took possession of 

 our hearts and home we changed our residence. He was 

 carried to our new house in a basket, and, when set free, went 

 •direct to his master, with eloquent gestures and expressions of 

 resentment and inquiry. The matter was gravely explained to 

 him, for we never presumed to limit his intelligence to our per- 

 ception of it, and he presently acquiesced. He led his master to 

 the door of every room in the house in succession, deliberately 

 made the tour of the apartments, was lifted up to each window- 

 sill, whence he studied the front and back aspects of the house 

 and adjacent gardens, taking his time over it, and then, return- 

 ing to the study, as yet unfurnished, recognized, with manifest 

 pleasure, a standing desk he was in the habit of seeing his master 

 use, gave the little gasp which meant that he wanted to be lifted 

 up, was placed upon it, went to sleep, and ever afterwards took 

 to the new house with more than acquiescence, with enthusiasm. 

 He had favourite rooms, and his especial place in each, and he 

 resorted to them at different hours with undeviating regularity. 

 If he found a door shut, he went to the nearest person, made 

 the sound which we all knew meant that he wanted to be fol- 

 lowed, and then led the individual to the door, and stood aside 

 until it was opened." — Quoted from the " Spectator" in the local 

 newspapers in January, Z872. 



Of the Dog with the ugly name, " Mum," this further incident 

 has to be noted, from a letter written by Dr. Murray Lindsay, 

 in June, 1875. The animal was not allowed to lie on a certain 

 parlour sofa. He did so, nevertheless, in his mistress' 

 absence from the house, well knowing that he did what was for- 

 bidden, and, therefore, punishable. But he knew her footstep ; 

 and whenever he heard it, he made off at once, assuming, as 

 he best could, an air of innocence. All this he did over and 

 over again, thus clearly exhibiting his sense of guilt 



(To be continued.) 



