MODERN ENGLISH POINTER.—Canis familiaris. 
amateur work on his own account. Very successful, also, was he in this occupation ; and 
he frequently dined on a partridge or quail which. he had gained by means of his own 
skill. There was no concealing the fact that he was, however, an arrant coward ; and he 
himself was perfectly conscious of this defect. As is usual amongst men, he endeavoured 
to conceal his weakness by the aid of a formidable exterior ; and few who knew him not 
would ever venture even to insinuate that he was not as brave as a lion. If he happened 
to encounter any other Dog with which he was unacquainted he would immediately stand 
perfectly still, raise his tail, and-keep it very firmly in one position ; he would then elevate 
the hair on his back, and dragging up his jowls, would exhibit a formidable array of 
grinders. Thus exhibiting by no means a prepossessing appearance, he would merely 
growl whilst the other Dog walked round him, and he thus frequently prevented any 
liberties from being taken with him. No sooner had his visitor left him than his attitude 
would change; and with a glance, as much as to say, ‘I did that very well,’ he would 
jog along before me. In spite of his warlike positions, he was once terribly punished by 
a little terrier which resided in a butcher’s shambles. Passing this locality, my Dog was 
set upon before even he had time to study attitudes or to assume a pose, so he made good 
use of his legs, and escaped with a few scratches. Now it happened that amongst his 
friends he had one which was a well-bred bull terrier, and after the mauling that he had 
received from the butcher’s Dog I noticed that he was very much oftener with this friend 
than he had been before. The next time that I attempted to take him past the shambles 
he refused to come, and retreated home. I followed him, and, by dint of whistling, at 
