SAGACITY OF DOGS. 61 



the season of Lent, and when it was over, he 

 made his way back to that of his old master. 



The following well authenticated account of 

 the sagacity of a dog was published in the Scots- 

 man, by an eye witness, of which there were se- 

 veral, on board a steamer as it passed down the 

 Clyde. 



As the steamer approached a particular place, a 

 small dog, apparently a terrier, was seen to issue 

 from a bothy used by the Salmon fishermen, and 

 wade into the water till nothing was seen but its 

 head. It however immediately returned with the 

 end of the rope to which the net-floats are fixed, 

 which the dog carried a considerable distance upon 

 the ground, where he left it high and dry. Now, 

 as every one must know, just before the advance 

 of a steam-boat in a narrow river, the water, owing 

 to the action of the paddles, suddenly subsides, 

 and as suddenly again rushes in violent waves 

 above the water-mark. Had not the dog been 

 aware of this, and taken the precaution he did, 

 the rope and floats would to a certainty have been 

 carried off. 



A beggar made his way into the court-yard of 

 an acquaintance of mine. One of his dogs barked 

 at and attempted to bite him, and the beggar 

 struck at him with his stick several times. On 

 the servant making his appearance, the dog ceased 

 barking, and watching his opportunity, he got be- 



