308 THE ENGLISH TERRIER. 
This Dog was employed with terrible success in the invasion of America by the 
Spaniards, and was, in the eyes of the simple natives, a veritably incarnated spirit of evil, 
of which they had never seen the like, and which was a fit companion to those fearful 
apparitions which could separate themselves into two distinct beings at will, one with 
four legs and the other with two, and destroy them at a distance with fiery missiles, 
against which they were as defenceless as against the lightning from above, 
Eyen in more recent times, the services of these Dogs have been rendered available 
against the rebel forces of Jamaica, when they rose against the Government, and but for 
the able assistance of these fierce and sagacious animals, would apparently have swept off 
the European inhabitants of the island. 
TERRIER.—Coanis familiaris. 
The Terrier, with all its numerous variations of crossed and mongrel breeds, is more 
generally known in England than any other kind of Dog. Of the recognised breeds, four 
are generally acknowledged ; namely, the English and Scotch Terriers, the Skye, and the 
little Toy Terrier, which will be described in their order. 
The ENGLISH TERRIER possesses a smooth coat, a tapering muzzle, a high forehead, a 
bright intelligent eye, and a strong muscular jaw. As its instinct leads it to dig in the 
ground, its shoulders and fore-legs are well developed, and it is able to make quite a deep 
burrow in a marvellously short time, throwing out the loose earth with its feet, and 
dragging away the stones and other large substances in its mouth. It is not a large 
Dog, seldom weighing more than ten pounds, and often hardly exceeding the moiety of 
that weight. 
Although a light, quick, and lively creature, and fuming with anxiety at the sight 
or smell of the animals which are popularly termed “vermin,” the pure English Terrier 
will seldom venture to attack a rat openly, although it will be of the greatest service in 
discovering and unharbouring that mischievous rodent. The sport which this Dog prefers 
is, that itself should startle the rats, while its master destroys them. If a rat should 
fasten upon this Dog, he will yelp and cry piteously, and, when relieved from his 
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