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but you shall hear another. A Highland shep- 

 herd, speaking to a gentleman, said accidentally, 

 " I'm thinking the coo (cow) is in the corn." 

 His dog immediately rose, passed out of the 

 house, and climbing to the top of a pigsty, 

 which commanded a view of the corn-field, 

 satisfied himself that the cow was not there, 

 and returned to the house. In order to try 

 the dog, he said, " 'Deed, sir, the coo's in the 

 taturs." Again the dog went out, made his 

 own observations, and again returned. A third 

 trial was then made, which showed that there 

 was no occasion for the dog's services. He re- 

 turned and went under the bed, sulky, growl- 

 ing, and dissatisfied, evidently disgusted at 

 having been made a fool of. 



A shepherd was in the habit of taking his 

 little son with him, a boy of three or four years 

 of age, when he was going to attend his sheep. 

 He left him one day on the slope of a hill, 

 while he went to some distance. On his return, 

 he looked and hunted for the lad in every direc- 

 tion, but at last went back, late at night, to his 

 cottage, and told his wife of their loss. While 

 they were sitting together, miserable and dis- 

 consolate, they heard a scratching at the door. 



