THE LOYE OF ANIMALS. 75 



will please you. Mr. Morritt, well known to the 

 readers of the life of the celebrated Sir Walter 

 Scott, as his intimate and confidential friend, had 

 two terriers of the pepper-and-mustard breed, or, 

 rather, for it is a character I always delight in, 

 the Dandy Dinmont breed. These dogs, for 

 it is as well to leave out the feminine appella- 

 tion^ were much attached to tlieir kind-hearted 

 master, and he to them. They were mother 

 and daughter, and each produced a litter of pup- 

 pies about the same time. Mr. Morritt was 

 seriously ill at this period, and confined to his 

 bed. Fond as these dogs were of their puppies, 

 they had an equal affection for their master, and 

 they accordingly showed this in the following 

 manner. They conveyed their two litters of 

 puppies to one place, and while one of the 

 mothers remained to suckle and take care of 

 them, the other went into Mr. Morritt's bed- 

 room, and continued there from morning until 

 evening. When the evening arrived, she went 

 and relieved the other dog, who then came into 

 the bedroom, and remained quietly all night by 

 the side of the bed; and this they continued to 

 do, day after day in succession, until Mr. Morritt 

 recovered. This charming anecdote was com- 



